Buddhism and rational economic activity
Rational economic development and growth are sometimes questioned today, in the West as well as in the East. In this context, the paper examines Max Weber's thesis on India and especially on Buddhism in the light of more recent knowledge, then not available to Weber. His idea of rational econom...
| Published in: | Internationales Asien-Forum |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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1982
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Internationales Asien-Forum
Year: 1982, Volume: 13, Issue: 3-4, Pages: 211-230 |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Religious sociology B Sri Lanka B India Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Buddhism Religious sociology Sri Lanka B Economic development B India |
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| Summary: | Rational economic development and growth are sometimes questioned today, in the West as well as in the East. In this context, the paper examines Max Weber's thesis on India and especially on Buddhism in the light of more recent knowledge, then not available to Weber. His idea of rational economics and what he perceives as the implications of rational economies. Some traditional aspects and modern developments in Buddhism which have implications for economic activities. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0020-9449 |
| Contains: | In: Internationales Asien-Forum
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