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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810177803321

Autore

Iqbal Zamir

Titolo

An introduction to islamic finance [[electronic resource] ] : theory and practice / / Zamir Iqbal & Abbas Mirakhor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore, : John Wiley & Sons, c2011

ISBN

1-283-27365-9

0-470-82810-2

9786613273659

1-118-39047-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (422 p.)

Collana

Wiley finance

Altri autori (Persone)

MirakhorAbbas

Disciplina

332.09

332.091767

Soggetti

Finance - Religious aspects - Islam

Finance - Islamic countries

Financial institutions - Islamic countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""An Introduction to Islamic Finance: Theory and Practice""; ""Contents""; ""Glossary""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""Chapter 2: The Economic System""; ""Chapter 3: Riba vs. Rate of Return""; ""Chapter 4: Financial Instruments""; ""Chapter 5: Risk Sharing as an Alternative to Debt""; ""Chapter 6: The Islamic Financial System""; ""Chapter 7: The Stability of the Islamic Financial System""; ""Chapter 8: Islamic Financial Intermediation and Banking""; ""Chapter 9: Capital Markets""; ""Chapter 10: Non-bank Financial Intermediation""; ""Chapter 11: Performance of Islamic Financial Services""

""Chapter 12: Financial Engineering""""Chapter 13: Risk Management""; ""Chapter 14: Regulation of Islamic Financial Institutions""; ""Chapter 15: Corporate Governance""; ""Chapter 16: Globalization and its Challenges""; ""Chapter 17: Issues and Challenges""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

The first book to offer comprehensive coverage of Islamic finance and banking and its applications to the rest of the world, now fully revised and updated   The ongoing international financial crisis has reignited



debate over the development of a risk-sharing financial system, such as that required in Shariah Law. An Introduction to Islamic Finance: Theory and Practice, Second Edition highlights the core principles of risk sharing in Islam, arguing that a risk-sharing financial system is exactly what we need to promote greater financial stability.    Providing comprehensive coverage of the fun