罢丑别听Center for Western Civilization, Thought & Policy听is hosting an event on Thursday,听Nov. 29. Professor Jared Rubin of Chapman University will give a lecture titled听Rulers, Religion, and Riches: Why the West Got Rich and the Middle East Did Not听as an invited guest of faculty from CU Boulder's Economics department.
Professor Rubin's discussion will dissect why the modern economy was born in Europe, rather than the Middle East, when the spread of Islam was far ahead of the spread of religion in Europe. He will argue that religion is not to blame but that the importance of religious legitimacy in Middle Eastern politics was the primary culprit.
Professor Taylor Jaworski of the economics department has prefaced Rubin's lecture with some insight into his area of study. "Jared Rubin is an economic historian of Europe and the Middle East, and a leading expert on the causes of divergence between these regions. His book,听Rulers, Religion, and Riches,听explores the important question of the role of religion in politics and听ultimately how these forces shape the process of听economic development," says Professor Jaworski. "Rulers, Religion, and Riches, is a timely contribution to our understanding of long-run economic growth and puts issues facing developing countries today in historical perspective."
Professor Rubin is an associate professor for the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics and the Co-director of the Insitute for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Society at Chapman.听听His research focuses on the historical relationships between political and religious institutions听and the role that economic development plays between the two. Much of his work has appeared in journals like Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economics & Statistics, Economic Journal, and many others.
Students, faculty, and members of the public听are encouraged to attend the lecture.听The scheduled presentation will take place in the Hale Science, Room 230, beginning at 5:30 pm.听The discussion will be followed by a Q&A session and a small reception that will wrap around 7:30 pm.听.