1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461791403321

Titolo

Islam and assisted reproductive technologies [[electronic resource] ] : Sunni and Shia perspectives / / edited by Marcia C. Inhorn and Soraya Tremayne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012

ISBN

1-282-25426-X

9786613814913

0-85745-491-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 p.)

Collana

Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; ; v. 23

Altri autori (Persone)

InhornMarcia Claire <1957->

TremayneSoraya

Disciplina

618.1/7806

Soggetti

Human reproductive technology - Islamic countries

Fertility, Human - Islamic countries

Human reproduction - Religious aspects - Islam

Electronic books.

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 legal thought and arts : marriage, morality, and clinical conundrums -- pt. 2. From sperm donation to stem cells : the Iranian ART revolution -- pt. 3. Islamic biopolitics and the "modern" nation-state : comparative case studies of ART.

Sommario/riassunto

How and to what extent have Islamic legal scholars and Middle Eastern lawmakers, as well as Middle Eastern Muslim physicians and patients, grappled with the complex bioethical, legal, and social issues that are raised in the process of attempting to conceive life in the face of infertility? This path-breaking volume explores the influence of Islamic attitudes on Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) and reveals the variations in both the Islamic jurisprudence and the cultural responses to ARTs.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911031575803321

Autore

Gossel Sean

Titolo

The Promise and Peril of FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa : Overcoming Resource Dependence, Underdevelopment and Dysfunctional Capitalism / / by Sean Gossel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2025

ISBN

3-032-01320-8

9783032013200

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (389 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in African and Development Economics, , 3004-961X

Disciplina

332.6730967

Soggetti

Development economics

Economics

Africa - Economic conditions

Evolutionary economics

Institutional economics

Development Economics

Political Economy and Economic Systems

African Economics

Institutional and Evolutionary Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1)Introduction -- 2)Colonial Legacies -- 3)Economic Policy Legacies -- 4)Democracy -- 5)Corruption -- 6)Between East and West -- 7)Financial Sector Development -- 8)Economic Growth.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the developmental prospects, risks, and implications of foreign direct investment (FDI) in sub-Saharan African (SSA). Despite the region’s significant potential, it continues to face complex challenges and significant capital shortages. In theory, FDI could promote development by supplementing domestic savings, enhancing financial systems, and promoting global integration, but it can also weaken the balance of payments and undermine domestic investment. In addition, SSA’s weak institutions and poor governance



means that FDI may also contribute to dysfunctional capitalism and tax evasion. This book argues that colonial legacies and flawed policy choices have entrenched institutional weaknesses and socio-economic outcomes that deter diversified FDI and attract extractive FDI, leading to underdevelopment and resource dependency while undermining industrialization and diversification. This book will be relevant to students, researchers, and policymakers interested in development economics and the political economy of SSA. Sean J. Gossel is Professor at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business where he teaches, supervisors, and researches topics in the areas of financial economics and financial globalisation with a particular focus on economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. .