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Critically examine Weber’s theory of Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism.

  • UPSC 2002
  • Sociological Thinkers

Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904–05) challenged the Marxist view that ideas only reflect the economic base. It showed a religious ethic giving direction to economic conduct. Few theses in social science have been debated more.

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