Towards a synthesis of islam and the market economy? the justice and development party's economic reforms in Turkey

Economic Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 16-21

  Acar, Mustafa ^a  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Economic reforms; Free markets; Islam and the market economy; Justice and Development Party (JDP); Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 66949169965     PISSN: 02650665     EISSN: 14680270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2009.01888.x     Document Type: Article

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