Ibn Khaldun's Theory of Umran: How can Muslim Countries benefit from his thought in development

Measurement of Umran:
Ibn Khaldun used the term Umran or urbanization of societies to demonstrates the macro concept of Umran as an indication to what extent the country is populated and has buildings and constructions and consequently has varieties of essential social and economical activities for life, (Yousri, 2006).
It must be clear that the word Umran in itself does not indicate anything for the cause of progress or failure in any community, but it is the degree or the level of Umran that, in fact, indicates the development or underdevelopment of any country, which means that, the country that has more population, buildings, constructions, and expenditure in its market, the more developed country will be. So in that context, it is quite obvious that, in Ibn Khaldun theory of Umran population, buildings, and consumer expenditures in the local markets are essential macroeconomic measures of the degree of development or underdevelopment, (Yousri, 2006).

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