A critique of the origins of Islamic economic thought / by Yassine Essid.

Translated from the original French.

Includes bibliographical references (pages[237]-251) and index.

Pt. 1. Tadbir al-Khilafa, the Governing of the State. I. The Administrative Literature. II. The Function of Sovereignty. III. The Function of Delegation: the Wazir. IV. The Function of Execution: the Katib -- Pt. 2. Hisba and the Muhtasib. I. A Glance at Origins. II. Hisba, the Muhtasib, and Government of the City. III. The Question of Prices -- Pt. 3. Tadbir al-Manzil, Household Administration. I. 'Ilm Tadbir al-Manzil, the Science of Household Administration. II. Tadbir al-Mal, the Art of Managing One's Fortune. III. Tadbir al-Mar'a, the Conduct to Observe with Respect to one's Wife. IV. Tadbir al-Walad, the Education of the Child. V. Tadbir al-'Abid wa l-Khadam, the Administration of Slaves and Servants. VI. Tadbir in the Mercantile Domain: Al-Dimashqi.

The possible indebtedness of political economy to fourth-century Greek thinkers has been widely debated; the contribution of Islam, on the other hand, is consistently forgotten. This volume addresses this neglect by examining in three parts the following questions: Is there a school of economic thought that can be considered specifically 'Arab', or have the Arabs succeeded in combining the Greek heritage with other, more oriental currents?