In "The Long Divergence" Mr Kuran advances a more plausible reason.

在《深远分歧》一书中，Kuran提出了一种更为合理的解释。

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This is a fascinating little interview with Timur Kuran, an expert in Islamic finance.

FORBES: There's Nothing Wrong With Islamic Finance As Long As It Really Is Islamic Finance

According to Aptullah Kuran, Sinan's biographer, architects would be better off forgetting the master altogether.

ECONOMIST: The architecture of mosques

One problem, says Mr Kuran, is that religiously-inspired institutions change more slowly than religious dogma.

ECONOMIST: Religion and economics