Political Economy of Islam

About the Book

Political economy of Islam is the study of an Islamic government’s internal and external political functions to establish an economic order in conformity with Islamic tenets aimed at improving the economic welfare of an Islamic country. This goal has been in conflict with the U.S. economic interests in the oil producing Islamic countries. Within the context of his academic analysis of this subject, the author makes an assessment of critical political games played by the U.S. and Islamists. With clarity, Seid Zekavat delineates the U.S. predicament and cautions both sides that militant terrorism severely damages Islam and the U.S. practice of military invasions and change of governments are bound to fail in bringing long-term solutions to Islamic resurgent issues.

About the Author

Seid Zekavat is professor of Statistics, Economics and Political Economy of Islam at Loyola Marymount University of Los Angeles. He earned a law degree from the University of Tehran, a degree in Political Science from Pepperdine University, and a doctorate in Economics from the University of Southern California. He served as chair of Loyola’s Economic Department a number of times, chapter president of the American Association of University Professors and vice president of the Southern California chapter of the American Statistical Association. As well as Political Economy of Islam, he is the author of Terms of Endurance, Perils of Blind Faith, and State of Environment in Iran, and has published a number of research articles in the fields of Economics, Statistics and Political Islam. Seid Zekavat has won awards for the most distinguished teacher of the year, dedication to students, and outstanding contributor to scholarly research.