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Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (view source)
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Weber's thesis is reflected in the business success of the [[Yankees]] in the United States, and the Presbyterians in [[Scotland]]<ref> See Marshall (1980)</ref>, as well as by Protestant [[Germany]]. In recent years, however, Catholic southern Germany has outpaced Protestant Germany.
Weber's thesis is reflected in the business success of the [[Yankees]] in the United States, and the Presbyterians in [[Scotland]]<ref> See Marshall (1980)</ref>, as well as by Protestant [[Germany]]. In recent years, however, Catholic southern Germany has outpaced Protestant Germany.
=== Protestant missionaries and economic development statistic ===
The article ''The Surprising Discovery About Those Colonialist, Proselytizing Missionaries'' published in ''Christianity Today'' notes:
{{Cquote|Woodberry already had historical proof that missionaries had educated women and the poor, promoted widespread printing, led nationalist movements that empowered ordinary citizens, and fueled other key elements of democracy. Now the statistics were backing it up: Missionaries weren't just part of the picture. They were central to it...
Areas where Protestant missionaries had a significant presence in the past are on average more economically developed today, with comparatively better health, lower infant mortality, lower corruption, greater literacy, higher educational attainment (especially for women), and more robust membership in nongovernmental associations.
In short: Want a blossoming democracy today? The solution is simple—if you have a time machine: Send a 19th-century missionary."<ref> Christianity Today, [https://archive.is/cDMnA The Surprising Discovery About Those Colonialist, Proselytizing Missionaries], January 8, 2014</ref>}}
=== Europe ===
=== Europe ===