The long divergence: how Islamic law held back the Middle East by Timur Kuran

Islahi, Abdul Azim (2012): The long divergence: how Islamic law held back the Middle East by Timur Kuran. Published in: Journal of King Abdulaziz University - Islamic Economics , Vol. 25, No. 2 (2012): pp. 253-261.

Abstract

This is a critical evaluation of the book entitled The Long Divergence:How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East by Timur Kuran.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Book review. The long divergence: how Islamic law held back the Middle East by Timur Kuran
• Language: English
• Keywords: Economic History of Middle East, Ottoman Economic History, Decadence of Muslim East
• Subjects: P - Economic Systems > P0 - General > P00 - General; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O53 - Asia including Middle East; K - Law and Economics > K0 - General > K00 - General; N - Economic History > N0 - General > N00 - General; N - Economic History > N9 - Regional and Urban History > N95 - Asia including Middle East; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B0 - General > B00 - General; P - Economic Systems > P5 - Comparative Economic Systems > P52 - Comparative Studies of Particular Economies

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