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Rulers, religion, and riches : Why the West got rich and the Middle East did not / Jared Rubin, Chapman University.
Series: Cambridge studies in economics, choice, and societyPublisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 2017Description: xxi, 273 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781107036819 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9781108400053 (paperback : alk. paper)
- 330.94 RUBÂ 23
- HC240Â .R78 2017
Contents:
Table of contents
1. Introduction; Part I. Propagation of Rule: A Theory of Economic Success and Stagnation: 2. The propagation rule; 3. Historical origins of rule propagation; Part II. Applying the Theory: Why the West Got Rich and the Middle East Did Not: 4. Bans on taking interest; 5. Restrictions on the printing press; 6. Printing and the Reformation; 7. Success: England and the Dutch Republic; 8. Stagnation: Spain and the Ottoman Empire; 9. Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-263) and index.
Table of contents
1. Introduction; Part I. Propagation of Rule: A Theory of Economic Success and Stagnation: 2. The propagation rule; 3. Historical origins of rule propagation; Part II. Applying the Theory: Why the West Got Rich and the Middle East Did Not: 4. Bans on taking interest; 5. Restrictions on the printing press; 6. Printing and the Reformation; 7. Success: England and the Dutch Republic; 8. Stagnation: Spain and the Ottoman Empire; 9. Conclusion.