Judicial biases in Ottoman Istanbul: Islamic justice and its compatibility with modern economic life

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 631-666

  Kuran, Timur ^a   Lustig, Scott ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873736144     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/665537     Document Type: Article

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