Rereading and interpreting the ideas of leading Muslim thinkers
Rasool Sadeghi
Abstract
Ibn Khaldun has played a major role in the shaping of pre-modern population theories. He has proposed some important issues and perspectives on the interaction of population dynamics and development. Thus, this paper attempts to explore Ibn Khaldun’s demographic perspectives and identify his approach ...
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Ibn Khaldun has played a major role in the shaping of pre-modern population theories. He has proposed some important issues and perspectives on the interaction of population dynamics and development. Thus, this paper attempts to explore Ibn Khaldun’s demographic perspectives and identify his approach to population and development interrelationship. The results indicate that Ibn Khaldun has introduced the dimensions and components of population growth in the context of demographic transition, and also he has discussed on the dynamic interaction of population and development. According to Ibn Khaldun, positive or negative impact of population growth on development and welfare depends on population structure and its quality on the one hand, and infrastructure conditions of society on the other hand. Therefore, Ibn Khaldun’s theory of development is based on his demographic theory. In addition, Ibn Khaldun has applied a multidimensional approach to analyze the relations between population and development. He has explained the mechanism of this relationship and its results in the connection with an array of environmental factors.
