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Max Weber has you covered: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_Spirit_of_Capitalism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethi
by thesumofall 9y ago
Max Weber has you covered: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_Spirit_of_Capitalism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the...
However, the German economic powerhouses are the Southern states - all of which are predominantly Catholic
- mbid 9y agoIn Baden-Württemberg (the South Western state), 37% are catholic and 33% are part of the official evangelical church, with likely a few in smaller protestant groups. Likewise for franconia, which is mostly within the state of Bavaria.
- thesumofall 9y agoI'm not the one in this thread claiming causation but if there is correlation it is in Germany almost certainly between Catholicism and economic output rather than Protestantism: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Römisch-katholische_Kirche_in_Deutschland#/media/Datei%3AKatholisch_Zensus_2011.png https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Römisch-katholische_Kirche_i...
- mbid 9y agoI doubt the effect of denomination would be very big, so not taking into account much stronger factors (e.g. West vs East), this map doesn't say anything.
- someSven 9y agoPrimarily protestant (lutheran) states prefered Sozialdemocrats over Christiandemocrats, while the last ones are less socialist.