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Missionaries in Latin America and Asia: A First Global Mass Education Wave

In: Globalization and the Rise of Mass Education

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  • Felipe Valencia Caicedo

    (University of British Columbia
    IZA Institute of Labour Economics)

Abstract

This chapter surveys the literature on the long-term impact of Christian missionaries in Latin America and Asia. It focuses on human capital, making the argument that religious missionaries constituted a “first wave” of global mass education. The chapter is centered on the academic contributions by Maria Waldinger (Journal of Development Economics 127:355–378, 2017) and Felipe Valencia Caicedo (The Quarterly Journal of Economics 134:507–556, 2019), on the long-lasting educational impact of Catholic missionaries in Mexico and South America, respectively. It relates these findings to the literature on the indirect effects of religion and the economics of education. It also draws parallels and contrasts with other missionary experiences in Latin America, Africa and, primarily, Asia. It concludes by offering tentative directions for future research on the socioeconomic and cultural legacies of missions in the Americas and beyond.

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  • Felipe Valencia Caicedo, 2019. "Missionaries in Latin America and Asia: A First Global Mass Education Wave," Palgrave Studies in Economic History, in: David Mitch & Gabriele Cappelli (ed.), Globalization and the Rise of Mass Education, chapter 0, pages 61-97, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palscp:978-3-030-25417-9_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25417-9_3
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    1. Èric Gómez-i-Aznar, 2020. "Ad maiorem Dei gloriam. Numeracy levels in the Guarani Jesuit missions," Working Papers 0181, European Historical Economics Society (EHES).
    2. Sascha O. Becker & Cheongyeon Won, 2021. "Jesus Speaks Korean: Christianity and Literacy in Colonial Korea," Rivista di storia economica, Società editrice il Mulino, issue 1, pages 7-32.
    3. Jedwab, Remi & Meier zu Selhausen, Felix & Moradi, Alexander, 2021. "Christianization without economic development: Evidence from missions in Ghana," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 190(C), pages 573-596.
    4. Hong, Ji Yeon & Paik, Christopher, 2021. "Hate thy communist neighbor: Protestants and politics in South Korea," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 186(C), pages 707-723.

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