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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814472203321

Autore

Venardos Angelo M

Titolo

Islamic banking & finance in South-east Asia : its developments & future / / Angelo M. Venardos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2005

ISBN

981-256-939-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Disciplina

332.1/0959

Soggetti

Banks and banking - Southeast Asia

Banks and banking - Islamic countries

Banks and banking - Religious aspects - Islam

Islamic law - Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia Economic conditions

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 (p. 237-243) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Islamic History; Chapter 2 Shari'ah Law and Islamic Jurisprudence; Chapter 3 Islamic Commercial Law; Chapter 4 Islamic Financial Products; Chapter 5 Issues and Challenges of Islamic Banking Today; Chapter 6 Islam in South-east Asia; Chapter 7 Colonial Legacies: Islam and State Law in South-east Asia; Chapter 8 Islamic Banking in Malaysia; Chapter 9 Islamic Banking in Indonesia; Chapter 10 Labuan: A Niche in the Islamic Money Market; Chapter 11 Islamic Banking in Brunei; Chapter 12 Banking in Singapore; Chapter 13 Conclusion

GlossaryBibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

To truly understand the current interest in the development of Islamic banking and finance in South-East Asia, and how it is different from the conventional banking system, the author believes one must firstly understand the religious relationship originating from the Qur'an, and then trace the historical geographic and political developments of Islam over recent centuries.