Book contents
- Rulers, Religion, and Riches
- Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
- Rulers, Religion, and Riches
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Propagation of Rule: A Theory of Economic Success and Stagnation
- 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
- Notes
- References
- Index
8 - Stagnation: Spain and the Ottoman Empire
from Part II - Applying the Theory: Why the West Got Rich and the Middle East Did Not
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 March 2017
- Rulers, Religion, and Riches
- Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
- Rulers, Religion, and Riches
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Propagation of Rule: A Theory of Economic Success and Stagnation
- 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
- Notes
- References
- Index
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- Rulers, Religion, and RichesWhy the West Got Rich and the Middle East Did Not, pp. 169 - 200Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017