1. Ottoman society, economy, and economics in the nineteenth century -- 2. Ottomanization of economics -- 3. The economic idea of society and social change for development -- 4. Imperialism, nationalism, and economic development -- 5. Changing hearts and minds : economic thought in late Ottoman...

"This thought-provoking monograph connects the idea of civil economy in Italian economic thought to the work of Thomas Aquinas. Its main thesis is that there is an alternative spirit of capitalism, with Catholic origins, and which has been carried through to the modern day via the Neapolitan...