A Critique of the Origins of Islamic Economic Thought |
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| Author:
| Essid, Mohammed Yassine |
| Series title: | Islamic History and Civilization Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-10079-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1995 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $213.95 |
Book Description:
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Through the presentation of Muslim material in administrative literature the author has developed a broader and more coherent picture of the way in which the 'Mirrors for Princes', the manuals on market supervision and on household fitted into a broader concept of centralised administration in Islamic political economy. This volume provides an enlightening and original synthesis of a great deal of economic literature that is usually treated in a rather fragmentary fashion with no...
More DescriptionThrough the presentation of Muslim material in administrative literature the author has developed a broader and more coherent picture of the way in which the 'Mirrors for Princes', the manuals on market supervision and on household fitted into a broader concept of centralised administration in Islamic political economy. This volume provides an enlightening and original synthesis of a great deal of economic literature that is usually treated in a rather fragmentary fashion with no common analytic thread.