Rodney Wilson is Emeritus Professor at Durham University, UK. His research interests include the political economy of development in the Middle East and Islamic finance. His articles include studies of Middle Eastern economies, Islam and capitalism, sukuk securities and Shari’ah compliant private equity finance. He has written numerous books, including Islamic Economics: A Short History (with Ahmed Elashker, 2006), Legal, Regulatory and Governance Issues in Islamic Finance (2012) and Islam and Economic Policy (2015).

• 1. Introduction 2. Modelling Middle East Economic Development 3. Growth and Structural Change 4. Population Growth and Employment 5. Capital Markets, Savings and Investment 6. An Islamic Model for Economic Development 7. Oil and Development 8. International and Intra-Regional Trade 9. The Role of The State 10. Globalisation

Rodney Wilson is Emeritus Professor at Durham University, UK. His research interests include the political economy of development in the Middle East and Islamic finance. His articles include studies of Middle Eastern economies, Islam and capitalism, sukuk securities and Shari’ah compliant private equity finance. He has written numerous books, including Islamic Economics: A Short History (with Ahmed Elashker, 2006), Legal, Regulatory and Governance Issues in Islamic Finance (2012) and Islam and Economic Policy (2015).

• 1. Introduction 2. Modelling Middle East Economic Development 3. Growth and Structural Change 4. Population Growth and Employment 5. Capital Markets, Savings and Investment 6. An Islamic Model for Economic Development 7. Oil and Development 8. International and Intra-Regional Trade 9. The Role of The State 10. Globalisation

Rodney Wilson is Emeritus Professor at Durham University, UK. His research interests include the political economy of development in the Middle East and Islamic finance. His articles include studies of Middle Eastern economies, Islam and capitalism, sukuk securities and Shari’ah compliant private equity finance. He has written numerous books, including Islamic Economics: A Short History (with Ahmed Elashker, 2006), Legal, Regulatory and Governance Issues in Islamic Finance (2012) and Islam and Economic Policy (2015).

• 1. Introduction 2. Modelling Middle East Economic Development 3. Growth and Structural Change 4. Population Growth and Employment 5. Capital Markets, Savings and Investment 6. An Islamic Model for Economic Development 7. Oil and Development 8. International and Intra-Regional Trade 9. The Role of The State 10. Globalisation