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The relationship between organised religion and economic growth in South Africa
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/24584 The relationship between organised religion and economic growth in South Africa Holland, Mike upetd@up.ac.za Simpson, James UCTD Religion Economic growth Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. This study aims to establish the relationship between religious adherence and economic growth in South Africa. As an area of growing interest in academic circles, much of the literature on the subject reports a negative relationship between religion and economic growth, with some research aiming to prove a causational link between the two. In light of this research, the aim of this study is to promote a public policy debate around state support for organised religion, primarily in the form of tax exemption, considering the growing body of evidence that suggests the sector may impact negatively on the South African economy. This study separates respondents into three distinct groups: religious participators, believers but not formal participators, and those who are neither strong believers nor participators in religious activities. Data gathered from the 2005 World Values Survey was analysed, comparing findings from respondents in South Africa to those of the other countries sampled, and looking at individual proxies for economic growth (such as income) relative to religious adherence. The outcome showed that there are significant differences in the economic behaviour of each distinct group, with global findings differing significantly from South Africa. This raises the possibility of several future studies. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-06T18:02:14Z 2010-07-08 2013-09-06T18:02:14Z 2010-04-11 2010-07-08 2010-05-12 Dissertation Simpson, J 2009, The relationship between organized religion and economic growth in South Africa, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24584 > G10/370/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24584 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05122010-134743/ © 2009 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Religion Economic growth The relationship between organised religion and economic growth in South Africa |
| title | The relationship between organised religion and economic growth in South Africa |
| title_full | The relationship between organised religion and economic growth in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between organised religion and economic growth in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between organised religion and economic growth in South Africa |
| title_short | The relationship between organised religion and economic growth in South Africa |
| title_sort | relationship between organised religion and economic growth in south africa |
| topic | UCTD Religion Economic growth |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24584 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05122010-134743/ |