Warde, Ibrahim.
Islamic finance in the global economy / Ibrahim Warde. - Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2000. - xiii, 252 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Islamic finance in theory and practice -- Islam, economics and finance -- Riba, Gharar, and the moral economy of Islam in historical and comparative perspective -- The evolution of modern Islamic finance -- Islamic finance and the global political economy -- Country differences -- Financial products and instruments -- Strategic, managerial and cultural issues -- Economic issues: Islamic finance and development -- Regulatory issues and challenges: global norms and religious constraints -- Islamic finance and politics: guilt by association -- Religious issues and challenges: defining Islam and interpreting the Shariah.
"This book explains the paradox of a system rooted in the medieval era thriving in the global economy. It traces the evolution of Islamic finance, explores its significance from a historical and comparative perspective, and considers the strategic, marketing, managerial, political, economic, regulatory and cultural challenges faced by Islamic institutions."--BOOK JACKET.
0748612165 9780748612161
00560015
Finance--Islamic countries.
Finance--Religious aspects--Islam.
Financial institutions--Islamic countries.
HG187.4 / .W37 2000
332/.0917/671
Islamic finance in the global economy / Ibrahim Warde. - Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2000. - xiii, 252 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Islamic finance in theory and practice -- Islam, economics and finance -- Riba, Gharar, and the moral economy of Islam in historical and comparative perspective -- The evolution of modern Islamic finance -- Islamic finance and the global political economy -- Country differences -- Financial products and instruments -- Strategic, managerial and cultural issues -- Economic issues: Islamic finance and development -- Regulatory issues and challenges: global norms and religious constraints -- Islamic finance and politics: guilt by association -- Religious issues and challenges: defining Islam and interpreting the Shariah.
"This book explains the paradox of a system rooted in the medieval era thriving in the global economy. It traces the evolution of Islamic finance, explores its significance from a historical and comparative perspective, and considers the strategic, marketing, managerial, political, economic, regulatory and cultural challenges faced by Islamic institutions."--BOOK JACKET.
0748612165 9780748612161
00560015
Finance--Islamic countries.
Finance--Religious aspects--Islam.
Financial institutions--Islamic countries.
HG187.4 / .W37 2000
332/.0917/671