Yahy IBN dam's kitb al-khardj: Religious guidelines for public finance


Kallek C.

Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, cilt.44, sa.2, ss.103-122, 2001 (Scopus) identifier

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This article emphasizes the importance of Yahy ibn dam's Kitb al-Khardj to the investigation of public finance in the second century of Islam. His work stands out as the accessible terminus a quo documenting the foundations of the "traditionistic school" of economic thinking. Under the Abbsid caliphs, who came to power with (cl)aims for reform, he attempted to compose policy guidelines for public finance for both believers and officials. His views on the limits of the imam's jurisdiction, on land and taxation policy, and on bedouin-urban dichotomy are revealing. © 2001 Koninklijke Brill, Leiden.