REVIEW for final qualifying work of the student of SPbSU Turkina Arina Andreevna on the theme "The influence of Catholicism on the development of the economy of Ireland in the XIX century." "Does the content of the WRC match the title of the title The research topic stated by the author is revealed in the content of the SRS. In the first chapter, the author examines the role of religion in social and economic development, in particular, analyzes some interpretations of the provisions of Weber's theory in the scientific literature, notes the role of religion in the formation of civilizational structures and the culture of society. Chapter II presents information on the political history of Ireland and the role of Catholicism in it during the period under review. In the third chapter, the author outlined the contours of the economic life of the Irland of the 19th century and attempted to uncover the influence of Catholicism on the economy of this country in a number of areas (private investment and savings, the institution of the Church and aggregate demand, population cohesion and economic growth). "Is the title declared in the title fully disclosed The declared topic is not fully disclosed. A number of problems posed by the author in the Introduction, for example, the features of the doctrine and economic ethics of Catholicism are completely uncovered, and the key question of A. Turkina's work on the role of Catholicism in the economic development of Ireland has not received comprehensive concrete historical and culturological coverage. "Is there a structure of SRS, justified by the research objectives The aim and objectives of the research set by the author are mainly realized in the structure of stimulated Raman scattering. The method of presentation corresponds to the logic of the study: the movement from the general (religion-ethno-ethical and general theoretical positions of the work) to the special - to the definition (not always complete) of the historical influence of Catholicism on the economy of Ireland in the period under consideration. "Whether actual problems of a theoretical and practical nature are reflected The reviewed essay reflects the current theoretical and historical problems of the influence of Catholicism on the socio-political and socio-economic history of Ireland in the XIX century. "Is modern literature and the achievements of science and practice used The author used fundamental and modern scientific sources and developments (monographs and articles by leading researchers of this subject). It deserves to be noted that the author used English-speaking scientific sources. "is there a detailed justification for the conclusions Conclusions in the Conclusion, as well as at the end of chapters and paragraphs, are not sufficiently substantiated. Sub-hour conclusions are given outside of the connection with the previous presentation of the material, they are formulated contour, and not meaningful. "Strengths and weaknesses of work Strengths of the work are: a) a somewhat innovative setting of the purpose of the study, since the question of the influence of Catholicism on the economy of Ireland in the XIX century is clearly not sufficiently illuminated in the domestic literature; b) the author's study of a number of important sources on the impact of religion on society and the economy, in particular, in Ireland; c) analysis of the dynamics of the branch structure of the Irish economy in the XIX century. The disadvantage of the work is that the problem of the influence of Catholicism on the economic life of Ireland is not given in the work thoroughly, in the form of disparate formulations - sometimes without sufficient empirical data and necessary logic, it is not always clear to the reader what the effect of Catholicism on the economy of Ireland was. I recommend to the author on defense to systematically state this issue. I would like to ask the author three questions. 1. What are the features of Catholic economic ethics-such as hierarchy, entrepreneurial and labor values ​​and incentives, influence on human and social capital? 2. Is it possible to provide quantitative data on the social transfers of the Catholic Church of Ireland to the poor population in comparison with the corresponding budgetary expenditures of the UK, or historical examples of such social assistance? 3. Did the factor of confessional differences between the Catholic land tenants and Protestant Landlords affect the growth of land rent, the lack of government assistance to the poor in Ireland during the tragedy of "potato famine"? "Accessibility to readers in terms of language, style, material layout, visualization of tables, diagrams, drawings, formulas, etc. Deserves to be noted a clear and accessible presentation of the materials of the work. The work meets the necessary requirements and deserves an assessment of "good" ("C"). In case of successful defense, Turkin AA can qualify for an assessment of "very good" ("B"). Reviewer, M.A. Rumyantsev Dan., Professor of the Department of Economic Theory of St. Petersburg State University                                                                          May 26, 2018