Islamic Identity and Development: Studies of the Islamic Periphery

by Mehmet,Ozay

• ISBN13: 9780415043861
• ISBN10: 0415043867
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-07-24
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

InIslamic Identity and Development, Ozay Mehmet examines the Islamic revival which is occurring in many developing countries. He places Islamic reassertion and identity in the wider context of the dilemma of reconciling nationalism with Islam. Turkey and Malaysia, two countries on the Islamic periphery, have been both at the forefront of modernization and development, and subjects of an increasing revivalism disclosing a profound identity crisis. Ozay Mehmet views the Islamic revival primarily as a protest movement, concentrated among urban migrant settlements where uneven postwar growth has upset the traditional Islamic order. Currently, both countries are dealing with serious development and cultural issues. Arguing that Islamic societies must move towards greater openness and an organic relationship between rulers and ruled, Mehmet champions a public policy responsive to human material needs which also satisfies the ethical conditions of the Islamic social contract.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Islamic Identity Crisis

Identity Crisis in the Islamic Periphery

The Islamic Dilemma

Islamic Underdevelopment: Cause and Response

The Islamic Social Contract: the Quest for Social Justice and the Problem of Legislation

Islam and Economic Development: the Problem of Compatability

Development in the Islamic Periphery: the Nationalist Phase

Nationalism confronts Islam: the Modernisation Debate in Malaysia and Turkey

Turkish Etatism: Creation of a Non-competitive Economy

Malaysian Development by trusteeship: the Broken Trust

Development in the Islamic Periphery: the Modern State and the Privatisation Challenge

Islam, the Modern State and Imperfect Competition: to Ban or to Regulate

Privatising the Malaysian Economy: Transition from a National to a Market Ideology

Privatising the Turkish Economy

Conclusion

Responsible Development in the Islamic Periphery: Regulation, Competition and Public Policy

Glossary

References

Index

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