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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824367403321

Titolo

Shari'a-compliant microfinance / / edited by S. Nazim Ali

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-67129-3

1-283-44316-3

9786613443168

0-203-80883-5

1-136-67130-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 p.)

Collana

Routledge Islamic studies series ; ; 16

Altri autori (Persone)

AliS. Nazim

Disciplina

332

Soggetti

Microfinance

Finance (Islamic law)

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

pt. 1. Islamic microfinance and shari'a compatibility -- pt. 2. Developments in Islamic microfinance -- pt. 3. Islamic microfinance case studies -- pt. 4. Resources on Islamic microfinance.

Sommario/riassunto

In the recent past, Islamic finance has made an impressive case on the banking scene by becoming an alternative to the popular conventional financial systems, spurring a lively academic debate on how the Islamic finance industry can expand its services to cover the poor. Several propositions have been aired which suggest that the Islamic finance industry should consider developing an efficient Shari'a compliant microfinance model. This book brings together original contributions from leading authorities on the subject of Shari'a Compliant Microfinance (Islamic Microfinance) to propos