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Category Archives: Economic development
Article: “The Rule of Law in Islamic Thought and Practice: A Historical Perspective”
“The Rule of Law in Islamic Thought and Practice: A Historical Perspective,” in Global Perspectives on the Rule of Law, ed. James J. Heckman, Robert L. Nelson, and Lee Cabatingan (New York: Routledge, 2010), pp. 71-89.
Article: “The Scale of Entrepreneurship in Middle Eastern History: Inhibitive Roles of Islamic Institutions”
“The Scale of Entrepreneurship in Middle Eastern History: Inhibitive Roles of Islamic Institutions,” in The Invention of Enterprise: Entrepreneurship from Ancient Mesopotamia to Modern Times, ed. William J. Baumol, David S. Landes, and Joel Mokyr (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010), pp. 62-87.
Article: “Economic Development in the Middle East: The Historical Roles of Culture, Institutions, and Religion”
“Economic Development in the Middle East: The Historical Roles of Culture, Institutions, and Religion,” in Culture and Development , ed. Jean-Philippe Platteau (New York: Routledge, 2010), pp. 87-102.
Article: “Explaining the Economic Trajectories of Civilizations: The Systemic Approach”
“Explaining the Economic Trajectories of Civilizations: The Systemic Approach.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 71 (2009): 593-605.
- Chinese translation, Comparative Institutional Analysis, (2012): 82-106.
Edited special journal issue: “The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law”
Editor of special issue on “The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law,” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 71 (2009): 589-721.
Preface of special journal issue: “The Economic Impact of Culture, Religion, and the Law”
“Preface: The Economic Impact of Culture, Religion, and the Law,” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 71 (2009): 589-92.
Article: “Institutional Causes of Underdevelopment in the Middle East: A Historical Perspective”
“Institutional Causes of Underdevelopment in the Middle East: A Historical Perspective,” in Institutional Change and Economic Behavior, ed. János Kornai, Laszlo Matyas, and Gérard Roland (New York: Palgrave-Macmillan, 2008), pp. 64-76.
- Chinese translation by Qingjin Zhou: “Zhong Dong Luo Hou de Zhidu Yuanyin: Yige Lishi Shijao.” Journal of Institutional Economic Research, (2010): in press.
Interview: “Ellat-e-Aslie Tose Nayaftegi az Negah-e Nahadgerayee”
“Ellat-e-Aslie Tose Nayaftegi az Negah-e Nahadgerayee” (Main Cause of Underdevelopment from the Viewpoint of Institutionalism).
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Article: “Cultural Obstacles to Economic Development: Often Overstated, Usually Transitory”
“Cultural Obstacles to Economic Development: Often Overstated, Usually Transitory,” in Culture and Public Action, ed. Vijayendra Rao and Michael Walton (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004), pp. 115-37.
Edited book: Julian Simon, “The Great Breakthrough and Its Cause”
Julian Simon, The Great Breakthrough and Its Cause, ed. Timur Kuran with editorial preface (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2001).
Video: “Institutions and Economic Performance: A Conversation between Douglass North and Timur Kuran”
“Institutions and Economic Performance: A Conversation between Douglass North and Timur Kuran” (41 minute educational video for the Idea Channel (now the Free to Choose Network, May 2000).
Comment: “Institutions as Regulators of Economic Change”
“Institutions as Regulators of Economic Change” [Comment on four articles by Eric Dahmén, Richard Day, Tad Rybcznski, and Gunnar Eliasson], in R. Day, G. Eliasson, and C. Wihlborg (eds.), The Market in Ownership, Innovation, and Control (Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1993): 50-53.
Review: Elster, The Cement of Society
Review of Jon Elster, The Cement of Society: A Study of Social Order (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989), in Journal of Economic Literature, 28 (September 1990): 1194-1195.
Article: “The Wholesale Produce Market of Tunis and Its Porters: A Tale of Market Degeneration”
(with Mongi Azabou and Mustapha Nabli) “The Wholesale Produce Market of Tunis and Its Porters: A Tale of Market Degeneration,” in Mustapha Nabli and Jeffrey Nugent (eds.), The New Institutional Economics and Development: Theory and Applications to Tunisia (Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1989): 352-374. Abstract
