tiger economies

Question 1

tiger economies

Answer 1

• sudden surge of economic growth in countries such as East Asia and South Korea
• religious values of these areas can have a significant role in the growth of economies
• ‘post confucian’ values encourage hard work and self discipline

Question 2

link to globalisation

Answer 2

• companies wouldn’t be successful without globalisation and trade

Question 3

stretch: brazil

Answer 3

• pentecostalism in latin america acts as a functional equivalent to calvinism
• encourages the development of capitalism
• pentecostalists embrace a work ethic and lifestyle, which encourages them to be upwardly mobile

Question 4

link to globalisation

Answer 4

• south america exports food and sells to other countries
• berger argues religious ideas alone are not enough and resources are also needed
• northern brazil lacks resources and remains backward
• contrasting, the south has both work ethic from pentecostalism and necessary resources