Entangled Political Economy, the idea that the economy and the polity are a nexus of interrelations often with unplanned outcomes, is close to the concept of economics that Adam Smith presents, a concept which was not shaped by strict discipline barriers. I show that Adam Smith analyzes the...

The author estimates the total value of the spoils of war accruing to the Muslims during the first decade of the Hijrah calendar (622-632 AD) not to exceed 6 million dirhams. Estimating the cost of living at Medina for an average family of six persons to be 3000 dirhams per annum, the above...

The present paper by Dr. Siddiqi is both interesting and novel. It is an earnest endeavor in the studies of Muslim economy during the time of the Prophet. We hope the researcher will continue providing us with other interesting studies to defend the truth and serve those interested in Islamic...

This paper gives an interpretation of Michael Polanyi’s vision of government and economics as spanning between Hayek and Keynes. The influence of Hayek is manifested by his opposition to central planning and the defence of self-organization as a superior mechanism for coordinating individual...

Zu den mächtigsten Bildern des Alten Testamentes gehören die beiden Monstra des Leviathan und des Behemoth, die Gott vor dem aufbegehrenden Hiob erscheinen läßt, um seine Macht zu demonstrieren. Während das Symbol des Leviathan als hobbesches Urbild des modernen Staates immer wieder...

The ancient Greek conception of oikonomia is often dismissed as irrelevant for making sense of the contemporary economic world. In this paper, I emphasize a thread that runs through the history of economic thought connecting the oikos to modern public economics. By conceptualizing the public...