The inspiration for the present note comes primarily from a statement in the old edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam. In its volume four on page number 595, Heffening (1934) states that to Helmut Ritter ‘the whole economic literature of Islam can be traced to economics of Neo-pythagorean...

This unique book highlights the contributions made by Muslim scholars to economic thought throughout history, a topic that has received relatively little attention in mainstream economics. Abdul Azim Islahi discusses various ways in which Muslim ideas reached the European West, influencing...

The Mediterranean Tradition in Economic Thought is authored by Louis Baeck who is Professor of International Economics and Development at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium). He is also administrator of the Belgium University Foundation. The book surveys the Mediterranean Tradition over...