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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785189803321

Autore

Warde Ibrahim

Titolo

Islamic finance in the global economy / / Ibrahim Warde [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2010

ISBN

1-282-74960-9

9786612749605

0-7486-3167-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 271 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

332.091767

Soggetti

Finance - Islamic countries

Financial institutions - Religious aspects - Islam

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 -- Stragetic, managerial, and cultures 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.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explains the paradox of a system rooted in the medieval era thriving in the global economy.