Islamic Law and Economic Development

Islamic Law and Economic Development

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"This chapter discusses the connection between Islamic law and economic development in the historic and contemporary Middle East. I make the case that Islamic law has had a detrimental impact on Middle Eastern economic growth for two related reasons. The first is that there are elements of Islamic doctrine which make Islam conducive to legitimizing political rule. This entails that Muslim rulers have historically given religious authorities a seat at the bargaining table over laws and policies. Secondly, this is problematic for economic growth because until recently rulers gave the clerical class purview over commercial law. Islamic law addresses many elements of business, including laws of partnership, trusts, lending, and finance. Most of these laws were formed in a pre-modern economic context and are thus not conducive to supporting business in a changing economic environment."

ISBN

9781784717650

Publication Date

2-23-2018

Publisher

Edward Elgar

City

Cheltenham, UK

Keywords

Islamic law, economic development

Disciplines

Economic History | Economic Theory | Growth and Development | History of Religions of Western Origin | Islamic Studies | Near and Middle Eastern Studies | Other Economics | Other Political Science | Other Religion | Political Economy | Political Theory | Public Economics | Regional Economics

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In Harwell Wells (Eds.), Research Handbook on the History of Corporate and Company Law. Dr. Rubin's chapter begins on page 17.

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Edward Elgar

Islamic Law and Economic Development

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