Religion, land and politics: Shrines and literacy in Punjab, Pakistan
This paper empirically examines the impact of religious shrines on development. Compiling a unique database covering the universe of shrines across Pakistani Punjab, we explore whether the presence of holy Muslim shrines helps to explain regional variation in literacy rates. Our results demonstrate...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Malik, Adeel Mirza, Rinchan Ali |
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| description | This paper empirically examines the impact of religious shrines on development. Compiling a unique database covering the universe of shrines across Pakistani Punjab, we explore whether the presence of holy Muslim shrines helps to explain regional variation in literacy rates. Our results demonstrate that the presence of shrines adversely affects literacy only in regions where shrine-related families have a direct political influence. Shrines in these regions represent the confluence of three resources—religion, land and politics—that together constitute a powerful structural inequality with potentially adverse consequences for development. We also probe the determinants of political selection, and find that shrines considered important in the British colonial assessment were more likely to select into politics in post-partition Punjab. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1500882025-11-06T05:01:47Z Religion, land and politics: Shrines and literacy in Punjab, Pakistan Malik, Adeel Mirza, Rinchan Ali education economic development cultural development cultural heritage religion literacy This paper empirically examines the impact of religious shrines on development. Compiling a unique database covering the universe of shrines across Pakistani Punjab, we explore whether the presence of holy Muslim shrines helps to explain regional variation in literacy rates. Our results demonstrate that the presence of shrines adversely affects literacy only in regions where shrine-related families have a direct political influence. Shrines in these regions represent the confluence of three resources—religion, land and politics—that together constitute a powerful structural inequality with potentially adverse consequences for development. We also probe the determinants of political selection, and find that shrines considered important in the British colonial assessment were more likely to select into politics in post-partition Punjab. 2015-06-11 2024-08-01T02:50:40Z 2024-08-01T02:50:40Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150088 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Malik, Adeel; Mirza, Rinchan Ali. 2015. Religion, land and politics: Shrines and literacy in Punjab, Pakistan. PSSP Working Paper 30. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150088 |
| spellingShingle | education economic development cultural development cultural heritage religion literacy Malik, Adeel Mirza, Rinchan Ali Religion, land and politics: Shrines and literacy in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title | Religion, land and politics: Shrines and literacy in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_full | Religion, land and politics: Shrines and literacy in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Religion, land and politics: Shrines and literacy in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Religion, land and politics: Shrines and literacy in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_short | Religion, land and politics: Shrines and literacy in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_sort | religion land and politics shrines and literacy in punjab pakistan |
| topic | education economic development cultural development cultural heritage religion literacy |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150088 |
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