Warde, Ibrahim. <br/><br/>
Islamic finance in the global economy / 
Ibrahim Warde. 
 - Edinburgh :  Edinburgh University Press,  c2000. 
 - xiii, 252 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0748612165 9780748612161 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00560015 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Finance--Islamic countries.<br/>Finance--Religious aspects--Islam.<br/>Financial institutions--Islamic countries.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG187.4  / .W37 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>332/.0917/671