The spirit of capitalism*? Religious doctrine, values, and economic attitude constructs

Political Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-27

  Barker, David C ^a,b   Carman, Christopher Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034343619     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006614916714     Document Type: Article

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