The Political Economy of Theocracy

1. Introduction
Mario Ferrero, Ronald Wintrobe

Part I. Theocracy as a Divided Regime

2. Theocracy and the Separation of Powers
Brendan O’Leary

3. The Economics of Theocracy
Mario Ferrero

4. Serving God in a Largely Theocratic Society: Rivalry and Cooperation between Church and King
Pierre Salmon

Part II. Theocracy as a Dictatorship

5. Theocracy, Natural Spiritual Monopoly, and Dictatorship
Ronald Wintrobe, Fabio Padovano

6. On the Economics of the Socialist Theocracy of the Jesuits in Paraguay (1609–1767)
Walter Nonneman

7. Combining Autocracy and Majority Voting: The Canonical Succession Rules of the Latin Church
Luisa Giuriato

Part III. Theocracy, Trust, and Morals

8. Theocracy and the Evolution of Morals
Donald Wittman

9. Theocracy as a Screening Device
Douglas W. Allen

Part IV. Theocracy, Economic Development, and Islam

10. Learning and Imitation by Theocracies
Amihai Glazer

11. An Essay on the Muslim Gap: Religiosity and the Political System
Martin Paldam

12. The Political Economy of a Semi-industrialized Theocratic State: The Islamic Republic of Iran
Frederic L. Pryor

Avainsanat: Economics, International Economics, Economic Policy, Political Economy