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- Offers a nuanced understanding of the complex relationship between Islam and Capitalism
- Sheds light on an effort being made to reconcile Islam with capitalist ideology
- Outlines the socio-economic barriers to achieving democracy in Turkey
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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This book contextualizes the rise of a neo-Islamic Turkish bourgeoisie class with a particular reference to the relationship between Islam and Capitalism, and makes the argument for their ultimate compatibility . Additionally, the claim is made that the formation of this new socio-economic class has been detrimental to Turkey's efforts to consolidate its democracy. In order to analyze these processes, an Islamic-oriented young business group, Economic Entrepreneurship and Business Ethic Association (IGIAD), was taken as a case study. Drawing on fieldwork in examining IGIAD’S mission, vision, and activities, the book argues that such associations were born as a response to increasing tension between capitalism and Islam, with the aim of creating a ‘moral’ economy within global capitalism.
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Book Title: Muslims, Money, and Democracy in Turkey
Book Subtitle: Reluctant Capitalists
Authors: Özlem Madi-Sisman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60018-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-60161-2Published: 08 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95627-2Published: 12 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-60018-9Published: 06 July 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 184
Topics: Political Theory, Islam, Religion and Society, Sociology, general, Cultural Studies, Democracy