1st Edition

A History of Ottoman Economic Thought Developments Before the Nineteenth Century

By Fatih Ermiş Copyright 2014
232 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Ottoman Empire (1299-1923) existed at the crossroads of the East and the West. Neither the history of Western Asia, nor that of Eastern Europe, can be fully understood without knowledge of the history of the Ottoman Empire. The question is often raised of whether or not economic thinking can exist in a non-capitalistic society. In the Ottoman Empire, like in all other pre-capitalistic... Read more
1. Introduction  2. A Discussion of the Concepts and Terminology  3. Ideas about the Formation and Functioning of Society  4. The Concept of Household Economy  5. Regulation  6. Economic Thinking at the End of the Classical System  7. Real Economic Application  8. Conclusion

Biography

Fatih Ermiş obtained his PhD from the Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, Germany.