The Resource The long divergence : how Islamic law held back the Middle East, Timur Kuran
The long divergence : how Islamic law held back the Middle East, Timur Kuran
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- Summary
- 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. What caused this long divergence? And why does the Middle East remain drastically underdeveloped compared to the West? In The Long Divergence, one of the world's leading experts on Islamic economic institutions and the economy of the Middle East provides a new answer to these long-debated questions. T
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 405 pages)
- Contents
-
- 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?
- Isbn
- 9781400836017
- Label
- The long divergence : how Islamic law held back the Middle East
- Title
- The long divergence
- Title remainder
- how Islamic law held back the Middle East
- Statement of responsibility
- Timur Kuran
- Subject
-
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics | Comparative
- Economic development -- Religious aspects | Islam
- Economic development -- Religious aspects | Islam
- Economic history
- Economic policy
- Islam
- Islam -- Economic aspects
- Islam -- Economic aspects
- Islamic law -- Economic aspects
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions
- Middle East
- Middle East -- Economic conditions
- Middle East -- Economic policy
- Moyen-Orient
- Naher Osten
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Economic Policy
- Recht
- Wirtschaftsentwicklung
- Islamic law -- Economic aspects
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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. What caused this long divergence? And why does the Middle East remain drastically underdeveloped compared to the West? In The Long Divergence, one of the world's leading experts on Islamic economic institutions and the economy of the Middle East provides a new answer to these long-debated questions. T
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kuran, Timur
- Dewey number
- 330.956
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HC415.15
- LC item number
- .K87 2011eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Middle East
- Middle East
- Economic development
- Islamic law
- Islam
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Islamic law
- Economic development
- Economic history
- Economic policy
- Islam
- Middle East
- Islam
- Recht
- Wirtschaftsentwicklung
- Naher Osten
- Moyen-Orient
- Label
- The long divergence : how Islamic law held back the Middle East, Timur Kuran
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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?
- Control code
- 677980445
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 405 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400836017
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 22573/cttvp8f
- 0ec984af-08c0-4c39-99ff-311bc4ec11d3
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)677980445
- Label
- The long divergence : how Islamic law held back the Middle East, Timur Kuran
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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?
- Control code
- 677980445
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 405 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400836017
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 22573/cttvp8f
- 0ec984af-08c0-4c39-99ff-311bc4ec11d3
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)677980445
Subject
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics | Comparative
- Economic development -- Religious aspects | Islam
- Economic development -- Religious aspects | Islam
- Economic history
- Economic policy
- Islam
- Islam -- Economic aspects
- Islam -- Economic aspects
- Islamic law -- Economic aspects
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions
- Middle East
- Middle East -- Economic conditions
- Middle East -- Economic policy
- Moyen-Orient
- Naher Osten
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Economic Policy
- Recht
- Wirtschaftsentwicklung
- Islamic law -- Economic aspects
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History
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