New study: Islam 'doesn't' slow economies

[Abdul-Curim]

New study: Islam 'doesn't' slow economies


Is Islam a drag on economic growth? Economists have debated the impact of religion on economic performance for many years. A long line of scholars has blamed the relative poverty of Muslims today on their religious beliefs.
But economist Marcus Noland maintains that this long-standing view is wrong.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1222/p17s01-wmgn.html.

[Jayman]

Here's a quote for some on this board:
Nor can Islamic nations blame Western imperialism for their slow growth, since Islam was developing more slowly than the West during the period of Islamic conquest and geographical expansion in Europe during the Middle Ages.