Rulers, religion, and riches : why the West got rich and the Middle East did not / Jared Rubin, Chapman University.
2017
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Rulers, religion, and riches : why the West got rich and the Middle East did not / Jared Rubin, Chapman University.
Imprint
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Description
1 online resource (273 pages).
Series
Cambridge studies in economics, choice, and society.
Formatted Contents Note
Propagation of rule: a theory of economic success and stagnation
The propagation of rule
Historical origins of rule propagation
Applying the theory: why the West got rich and the Middle East did not
Bans on taking interest
Restrictions on the printing press
Printing & the Reformation
Success: England & the Dutch Republic
Stagnation: Spain & the Ottoman Empire.
The propagation of rule
Historical origins of rule propagation
Applying the theory: why the West got rich and the Middle East did not
Bans on taking interest
Restrictions on the printing press
Printing & the Reformation
Success: England & the Dutch Republic
Stagnation: Spain & the Ottoman Empire.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description
Print version record.
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WWW
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Print version: Rubin, Jared T. Rulers, religion, and riches. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016
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English
ISBN
9781139568272
1139568272
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