The Political Economy of Law and Economic Development in Islamic History Metin M. Coşgel University of Connecticut Working Paper 2012-44 December 2012 365 Fairfield Way, Unit 1063 Storrs, CT 06269-1063 Phone: (860) 486-3022 Fax: (860) 486-4463 http://www.econ.uconn.edu/ This working paper is indexed on RePEc, http://repec.org