Michael T. Rock is Sam and Etta Wexler Professor Emeritus of Economic History at Department of Economics, Bryn Mawr College.

Soli Özel is Professor of International Relations at the Department of International Relations Kadir Has University.

Using an elite consensus/conflict analytical frame, this book examines why some majority Muslim countries perform much better at democracy and/or development than others, questioning received wisdoms that Islam, authoritarianism and underdevelopment go together.

1 Introduction

2 Egypt

3 Indonesia

4 Malaysia

5 Turkey

6 Conclusions