Reformation and development in the Muslim world : islamicity indices as benchmark
Hossein Askari, Hossein Mohammadkhan, Liza Mydin
- Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
- xvii, 194 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Political economy of Islam .
Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Islamic Teachings and Institutional Structure -- Chapter 3: The Indices -- Chapter 4: The Broad Results -- Chapter 5: Muslim Country Indices and Attribution -- Chapter 6: Islamicity Indices as the Benchmark for Reforms -- Chapter 7: Muslim Immigrants to Western Countries as Ambassadors -- Chapter 8: Support from Western Countries -- Chapter 9: Conclusions.
This book explores how the recent development of Muslim countries as a group has fallen far short of non-Muslim countries, which, some have concluded, may be a result of Islamic teachings. The authors examine Muslim countries over time, viewing their progression on the Islamicity scale. They assess why some countries have done better than others, and to derive useful policy recommendations to improve political, social, human, governance and economic performance.