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Religion, Ideology and Global Development: CSI Symposium, April 2007, Innsbruck

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Abstract

In this symposium our debates are mainly concerned on the role of ethics, religion, and ideology in economic development. Jochen Schumann provides a study on the economics of the Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Buddhist religions. Confucius is not a religion but has played a central role in the social order in the eastern Asian countries. According to the two main criteria to classify economic systems: (a) the private property and (b) market as a tool to rule resource allocation, the main ideas of Confucius are discussed on basis of original sources of Confucius. The change in economic ideology has a very crucial influence on development of the global economy as well as individual economy. The change of ideology from Marx back to the Confucius has been mainly responsible for the economic transition and the success of the economic development in China since 1978 and is discussed in this symposium.

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  1. Such as Lao-tse (a philosopher and mystic founder of Taoism, 604–531 BC), the School of “Rule of Law”, School of Pro-Agriculture in this period, Love to All of the Mo-tse School, Individualism of Yang-chu, etc.

  2. Confucius’ teaching was declared by the emperor to be the ethics of the Han Imperial Dynasty.

  3. Used by the emperor to select administrators and civil servants of the dynasties in a long period of history.

  4. According to dates published by J. Rumme: The ranking of deaths under governments in the twentieth century is as follows: (1) Stalin: 42,670,000; (2) Mao: 37,820,000; (3) Hitler: 20,940,000 and (4) Chiang Kai-she: 1,021,000.

  5. After the disempowerment of the so-called “Gang of Four” and the comeback to power.

  6. This system was initiated by Chow Kong at the beginning of the Chow Imperial Dynasty in ancient China and highly praised and warmly recommended by Confucius (Chen, Economics of Confucius, 2007).

  7. S. Chen (1996), Chen, Hsiao (2005).

  8. S. Chen (1996), Chen, Hsiao (2005).

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  1. Centre for the Study of International Institutions (CSI), University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

    John-ren Chen

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Chen, Jr. Religion, Ideology and Global Development: CSI Symposium, April 2007, Innsbruck. Transit Stud Rev 16, 884–907 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11300-009-0126-6

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