“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.
Category Archives: Islam & economic development
Podcast: “Why the Middle East Fell Behind Europe”
Podcast of interview with Anthony Gill of University of Washington, on why the Middle East fell behind Western Europe during the millennium preceding the Industrial revolution. Research on Religion Podcast: August 23, 2010.
Podcast: “Orta Doğu’nun Ekonomik Azgelişmişliği”
with Ali Bilge on Açık Radyo (94.9 FM Istanbul) regarding the causes of economic underdevelopment in the Middle East, in Turkish. (Ali Bilge ile Açık Radyo’da “Orta Doğu’nun ekonomik azgelişmişliği” konulu söyleşi (2 bölüm: 29-30 Haziran 2010).)
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.
Video: “Economic Development of the Islamic World”
“Economic Development of the Islamic World.” Duke Office Hours, March 5, 2010.
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.
Edited book set: Mahkeme Kayıtları Işığında 17. Yüzyıl İstanbul’unda Sosyo-Ekonomik Yaşam / Social and Economic Life in Seventeenth-Century Istanbul: Glimpses from Court Records
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Review: Lydon, On Trans-Saharan Trails
Review of Ghislaine Lydon, On Trans-Saharan Trails: Islamic Law, Trade Networks, and Cross-Cultural Exchange in Nineteenth-Century Western Africa (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009), in Journal of Economic History, 69 (December 2009): 1182-84.
Interview: “Research Past and Present”
with Aaron Steelman: “Research Past and Present.” Region Focus, Journal of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, 13 (Summer 2009): 28-32.
Interview: “A Challenging Exploration of Islam and Economics”
with Jerry Oster: “A Challenging Exploration of Islam and Economics“.
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.
Symposium video: “Religion, Innovation, and Economic Progress”
“Religion and the Open Society Symposium: Religion, Innovation, and Economic Progress,” Lawrence Harrison, Timur Kuran, and Robert Woodberry, Council on Foreign Relations, March 25, 2008. See video
- Farsi translation of transcript: “Din, Noavari va Pishrafte Eghtesadi” (Religion, Innovation, and Economic Progress). http://www.donya-e-eqtesad.com/Default_view.asp?”=106536 (2008).
Encyclopedia article: “Islamic Economic Institutions”
“Islamic Economic Institutions,” The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd. ed., vol. 4, ed. Steven Durlauf and Lawrence Blume (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008):. 299-302.
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: “Alle radici del deficit di imprenditorialità in Medio Oriente”
“Alle radici del deficit di imprenditorialità in Medio Oriente.” Biblioteca della libertà, 42 (March 2007): 11-36.
