List of issues > Series «Political Science and Religion Studies». 2012. Vol. 1
Traditional Religions, Atheism, and Social and Economic Development in Countries of the Modern World
In the article the connections between levesl of human development in countries of modern world and their traditional religions and percent of atheists are considered. Spatial connection of three phenomena is noted: Christianity, high levels of human development, high percent of atheists. Causal relations, determining these spatial connections, are analysed.
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