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SUMMARY:Underdevelopment of the Middle East: Roles of Religion
DESCRIPTION:NORTH CAROLINA\n\n"In the year 1000\, the economy of the Middle
  East was at least as advanced as that of Europe. But by 1800\, the region
  had fallen dramatically behind--in living standards\, technology\, and ec
 onomic institutions. In short\, the Middle East had failed to modernize ec
 onomically as the West surged ahead. What caused this long divergence? And
  why does the Middle East remain drastically underdeveloped compared to th
 e West? What roles\, if any\, does religion play?"\n-- from summary of The
  Long Divergence by Timur Kuran\n\nOne of the world's leading experts on I
 slamic economic institutions and the economy of the Middle East\, Timur Ku
 ran\, provides a new answer to these long-debated questions.\n\n**Timur Ku
 ran is professor of economics and political science and the Gorter Family 
 Professor of Islamic Studies here at Duke.**\n\n
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