The Economies of the Middle East pdf

Founder of the Islamic finance programme at Durham University where he continues to be an Emeritus Professor. Visiting Professor at the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies and Adjunct Professor at the International Centre of Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Kuala Lumpur. Served as advisor on Shari’ah governance to the Islamic Financial Services Board, Kuala Lumpur, (2007-9). Advised the Central Bank of Qatar on monetary policy and prudential ratios, (2009-10). Undertook a project for African Development Bank on the status and potential for Islamic finance in North Africa, (2011). Working on capital markets in North Africa for African Development Bank. Wrote 12 books and over 40 articles.

The Economies of the Middle East pdf by Rodney Wilson

With the phenomenal development ofthe countries of the Middle East during the last decade, there has been an accompanying proliferation of literature on their economies. lt was with some trepidation, therefore, that I embarked upon a further study to add to this literature. Apart from a few general works ofreference, however, most ofthe studies deal with particular countries rather than the region as a wh oie. Thus there seemed to be a need for a guide to the economies of the Middle East which was wider in its coverage than the studies which had hitherto ap- peared. At the same time much of the existing literature was of a de- scriptive rather than an analytical nature, often not written by economists. Where economic theory was applied in aMiddie Eastern context, it was usually a particular model, rather than economic prin- ciples in their more general sense. It was these deficiencies in the litera- ture that prompted me, as a practising economist, to start work on this present volume