The Long Divergence : How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East /

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In the year 1000, the economy of the Middle East was at least as advanced as that of Europe. But by 1800, the region had fallen dramatically behind--in living standards, technology, and economic institutions. In short, the Middle East had failed to modernize economically as the West surged ahead. Wh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kuran, Timur (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Recht
Islam
Islam > Economic aspects.
Economic policy.
Economic history.
Economic development > Religious aspects > Islam.
Islamic law > Economic aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Comparative.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
Islam > Aspect economique.
Droit islamique > Aspect economique.
Developpement economique > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Moyen-Orient.
Naher Osten
Middle East.
Moyen-Orient > Politique economique.
Moyen-Orient > Conditions economiques.
Middle East > Economic policy.
Middle East > Economic conditions.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The puzzle of the Middle East's economic retardation
  • Analyzing the economic role of Islam
  • Commercial life under Islamic rule
  • Stagnation of Islamic commercial organization
  • Constraining features 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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