Russian religious rejections of money and 'Homo Economicus': the self-identifications of the "pioneers of a money economy" in post-Soviet Russia.
From: Sociology of Religion
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Date: 3/22/1998
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Author: Dinello, Natalia
Russian Orthodoxy, Christian Socialism, and Russian Communism are consistent in their denunciation of Homo Economicus - the Western ideal type celebrating individual proprieties and instrumental rationality. Russian religious and cultural rejections of Homo Economicus and Western-style contract are counterpoised by the constructions of Homo Orthodox and Russian covenant, that exalt communitarianism and transcendental value convictions. The recent market-style reforms in Russia brought the ...
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