In this paper, we argue that the Church uses geographical boundaries not only to control ward size, but also to stimulate the creation of religious capital. Ward boundaries do this by stabilizing the ratio of high-contributing to low-contributing members in a ward. This results in each ward ...
The Economics of Geographical Ward Boundaries in the LDS Church. Just a few years ago, Michael McBride published his intriguing article "Club Mormon: Free-Riders, Monitoring, and Exclusion in the LDS Church," highlightin... - 《Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences》 被引量: 0发表: ...
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Berkeley Electronic Press Selected WorksRobertson, DanielBowles, TylerRobertson, Daniel, and Tyler Bowles. 2010. "The Economics of Geographical Ward Boundaries in the LDS Church." Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 87: 317-335....
In this paper, we argue that the Church uses geographical boundaries not only to control ward size, but also to stimulate the creation of religious capital. Ward boundaries do this by stabilizing the ratio of high-contributing to low-contributing members in a ward. This results in each ward ...
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS),churchthat traces its origins to a religion founded byJoseph Smithin theUnited Statesin 1830. The term Mormon, often used to refer to members of this church, comes from theBook of Mormon, which was published by Smith in 1830; use of the...