[Peace-discuss] Ibn Khaldun - 14th century Tea Party Guy

[E. Wayne Johnson]

One of the great ancient writers was the North African Arab historian 
Ibn Khaldun [or Khaldoun], full name: Abdu r-Rahman bin Muhammad bin 
Khaldun Al-Hadrami,(1332-1406) who is considered to be one of the 
founders of the study of Economics.  Note that Khaldun was a "historian" 
and he drew from texts already considered ancient.   His perhaps most 
famous work is his "Moqaddimah", the "Introduction" to Khaldun's History 
of the World.

Selim Karatas summarizes Ibn Khaldun's ECONOMIC PRESCRIPTIONS FOR A 
CIVILIZED SOCIETY -

Given political stability and solidarity, for the rise of the nations, 
there must be:

a)  A firm establishment of private property rights and freedom of 
enterprise

b)  Rule of law and the reliability of judicial system for the 
establishment of justice

c)  The security of peace and the security of trade routes

d)  Lower and less taxation in order to increase employment, production 
and revenues

e)  Less bureaucracy and much smaller efficient army

f)  No government involvement in trade, production and commercial affairs

g)  No fixation of prices by the government

h)  A rule that does not give monopoly power to anyone in the market

i)  Stable monetary policy and independent monetary authority that does 
not play with the value of money

j)  A larger population and a larger market for greater specialization

k)  A creative education system for independent thinking and behavior

l)  The collective responsibility and internal feeling for the setting 
up of a just system to encourage good deeds and prevent vice.

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