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- They attempted to regulate religious markets by intervening in both the supply of and the demand for religion, pursing policies that can be characterized as combining the strategies of regulation and substitution. Religion was to be substituted with “scientific atheism,” a key feature of communist ideology.
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Jan 1, 2012 · By regulating the market, the communist regimes sought to control the supply of religion. Ultimately, however, the success of the communist project depended on eliminating people's...
Dec 16, 2013 · Religious practices were deeply interwoven with the way of life of the peasantry, and the destruction of religion would facilitate the destruction of that whole way of life. The constitution was amended to include not only freedom of religious belief but also the freedom to propagate atheism.
During the 60 years of Communist rule in China, the atheism-based regulation of religion has had four distinct periods: (1) co-option and control: 1949 to 1957; (2) active suppression of religious practices and organizations: 1957 to 1966; (3) eradication of religious beliefs, practices and venues: 1966 to 1979; and (4) limited tolerance and ...
Communism: A Shortage Economy. Explanation. Fenggang Yang. When a government imposes its own religion or ideology and sup. presses its competitors, to what extent can it succeed? Throughout. human history, many regimes have sought to establish a state religion and eradicate their competitors. In the recent past, the Soviet-bloc gov.
Apr 21, 2022 · The operation of a religious organization under an oppressive regime, such as in communist countries, differs from that in a free society. There is extensive literature on the effects of regulation on competition in religious markets and on the religiosity of a population.
Data on the religious characteristics of 17 developed, Western nations confirm Smith's claim that monopoly and government regulation impede religious markets just as they do secular ones.
