Was the Middle East’s Economic Decline a Legal or Political Failure? A Review of Timur Kuran’s “The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East” Adeel Malik 8th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance Sustainable Growth and Inclusive Economic Development from an Islamic Perspective Doha - Qatar
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