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The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East, 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 moderni, 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
  • Written by author Timur Kuran
  • Published by Princeton University Press, 11/11/2012
  • 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 moderni
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Preface ix

PART I Introduction

Chapter 1: The Puzzle of the Middle East's

Economic Underdevelopment 3

Chapter 2: Analyzing the Economic Role of Islam 25

PART II Organizational Stagnation

Chapter 3: Commercial Life under Islamic Rule 45

Chapter 4: The Persistent Simplicity of Islamic Partnerships 63

Chapter 5: Drawbacks of the Islamic Inheritance System 78

Chapter 6: The Absence of the Corporation in Islamic Law 97

Chapter 7: Barriers to the Emergence of a Middle Eastern Business Corporation 117

Chapter 8: Credit Markets without Banks 143

PART III The Makings of Underdevelopment

Chapter 9: The Islamization of Non-Muslim Economic Life 169

Chapter 10: The Ascent of the Middle East's Religious Minorities 189

Chapter 11: Origins and Fiscal Impact of the Capitulations 209

Chapter 12: Foreign Privileges as Facilitators of Impersonal Exchange 228

Chapter 13: The Absence of Middle Eastern Consuls 254

PART IV Conclusions

Chapter 14: Did Islam Inhibit Economic Development? 279

Notes 303

References 349

Index 393


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