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The long divergence : how Islamic law held back the Middle East
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The long divergence : how Islamic law held back the Middle East / Timur Kuran.
ISBN
9780691147567 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0691147566 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011.
Physical Description
xvi, 405 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 25, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The puzzle of the Middle East's economic underdevelopment
Analyzing the economic role of Islam
Commercial life under Islamic rule
The persistant simplicity of Islamic partnerships
Drawbacks of the Islamic inheritance system
The absence of the corporation in Islamic law
Barriers to the emergence of a Middle Eastern business corporation
Credit markets without banks
The Islamization of non-Muslim economic life
The ascent of the Middle East's religious minorities
Origins and fiscal impact of the capitulations
Foreign privileges as facilitators of impersonal exchange
The absence of Middle Eastern consuls
Did Islam inhibit economic development?
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