PROTESTANT ETHIC AND PROFIT MOTIVE IN THE WEBER THESIS

Abstract

The celebrated “Weber thesis” is, in essence, an assertion of causal connections among four terms, namely the “protestant ethic” (PE), the “spirit of capitalism” (SC), “modern western capitalism” (MWC) and the “industrial revolution” (IR), as follows:

Citation

Lessnoff, M. (1981), "PROTESTANT ETHIC AND PROFIT MOTIVE IN THE WEBER THESIS", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb012932