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SUMMARY:The Economics of Religion in India - Sriya Iyer (University of Cam
 bridge)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190129T140000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190129T150000Z
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DESCRIPTION:This talk on the economics of religion in India is based on re
 search conducted in India for over a decade. The talk asks why we need an 
 economics of religion for India and discusses contemporary attitudes towar
 ds religion in the country. It will discuss how religion relates to growin
 g inequality in India\, changes in demography\, socio-economic status and 
 religious competition. The talk will present original research findings fr
 om a survey of 600 Hindu\, Muslim\, Christian\, Jain and Sikh religious or
 ganisations across 7 Indian states with respect to their religious and non
 -religious service provision such as health and education. The talk will a
 lso touch briefly on religious education\, and the issues around introduci
 ng subjects such as mathematics\, science and computers into a traditional
  religious curriculum. Ultimately\, the talk presents an economic analysis
  of religion that hopes to inform social policy in countries such as India
  that have religiously-pluralistic populations.\nSpeakers:\nSriya Iyer (Un
 iversity of Cambridge)
LOCATION:St Antony's College (Fellows' Dining Room)\, 62 Woodstock Road OX
 2 6JF
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d4796e8e-7f3d-484d-802f-fa461469d862/
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