The long divergence: how Islamic law held back the Middle East
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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Kuran, Timur 1954- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, N.J. u.a. Princeton University Press 2011
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Online-Zugang:Rezension
Beschreibung:Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
Includes bibliographical references and index
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?
Beschreibung:XVI, 405 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:9780691147567
0691147566

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