Islam, economic rationalism and accounting

This paper discusses the impact ofWestern accounting technologies on belief structures such as those of the Islamic faith. It assesses a theory of accounting and reporting proposed by Baydoun and Willett (1994& 2000). It goes on to consider the nature and origins ofWestern materialist philosop...

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Main Authors: Sulaiman, Maliah, Willet, R.
Other Authors: Napier, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Institute of Islamic Thought 2001
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/14691/
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author Sulaiman, Maliah
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description This paper discusses the impact ofWestern accounting technologies on belief structures such as those of the Islamic faith. It assesses a theory of accounting and reporting proposed by Baydoun and Willett (1994& 2000). It goes on to consider the nature and origins ofWestern materialist philosophy and contrasts the belief structure of Islam with the West. The paper also examines the historical context in which Western values became adopted inMuslimsocieties and discusses the policy issues that confront Islamic accounting standard setters.
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spelling iium-146912012-12-06T06:01:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/14691/ Islam, economic rationalism and accounting Sulaiman, Maliah Willet, R. HB Economic Theory HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping HG Finance This paper discusses the impact ofWestern accounting technologies on belief structures such as those of the Islamic faith. It assesses a theory of accounting and reporting proposed by Baydoun and Willett (1994& 2000). It goes on to consider the nature and origins ofWestern materialist philosophy and contrasts the belief structure of Islam with the West. The paper also examines the historical context in which Western values became adopted inMuslimsocieties and discusses the policy issues that confront Islamic accounting standard setters. International Institute of Islamic Thought Napier, C. Haniffa, Roszaini 2001 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/14691/1/WA14691_Maliah%2C_Islam%2C_economic_rationalism_and_acconting.pdf Sulaiman, Maliah and Willet, R. (2001) Islam, economic rationalism and accounting. The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 18 (2). pp. 1-33. ISSN 0887-7653
spellingShingle HB Economic Theory
HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping
HG Finance
Sulaiman, Maliah
Willet, R.
Islam, economic rationalism and accounting
title Islam, economic rationalism and accounting
title_full Islam, economic rationalism and accounting
title_fullStr Islam, economic rationalism and accounting
title_full_unstemmed Islam, economic rationalism and accounting
title_short Islam, economic rationalism and accounting
title_sort islam, economic rationalism and accounting
topic HB Economic Theory
HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping
HG Finance
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/14691/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/14691/1/WA14691_Maliah%2C_Islam%2C_economic_rationalism_and_acconting.pdf