Ibn Khaldûn's Muqaddimah as a classical work in economics

Ibn Khaldûn's masterpiece, the Muqaddimah, which invented a methodology not only in economics, but also in social sciences in general, deserves to be evaluated as a "classic work in economics" from many perspectives. It is obvious that the Muqaddimah contains its predecessors through refining them, and is benefited not only by social scientists but also every researches. It affects many areas of research including economics and its effect is universal and beyond the place and time. This article examines Ibn Haldûn's some ideas that prepossess the modern economists such as division of labor and productivity, national political economy, psychology of economy and global political economy. Mustafa ÖZEL

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