Fiscal and monetary policies in Islamic economics: contours of an institutional framework

This paper summarizes salient features of the existing thinking on fiscal and monetary policies in the Islamic economics literature. It outlines institutional framework for these policies from the Islamic economics perspective. The nature and role of government, in the light of the Shari[ah principl...

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Main Author: Tahir, Sayyid
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Published: Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Development Bank 2013
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description This paper summarizes salient features of the existing thinking on fiscal and monetary policies in the Islamic economics literature. It outlines institutional framework for these policies from the Islamic economics perspective. The nature and role of government, in the light of the Shari[ah principles, are revisited. The general goals for macroeconomic policies are discussed along with separate goals for each of the two policies. The argument is capped with a look at practical considerations in the actual working of both the policies. The following are the main points in the paper. (1) Roles of both the policies shall be complementary in the context of the overall objectives at the state level. (2) Thrust of both policies would be different from that presently recognized. These conclusions are drawn in the context of the government’s role being limited to prudent governance and the society’s economic and distributional concerns being addressed as much as possible without adopting the budgetary channel.
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spelling iium-339522014-01-07T08:25:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33952/ Fiscal and monetary policies in Islamic economics: contours of an institutional framework Tahir, Sayyid H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences This paper summarizes salient features of the existing thinking on fiscal and monetary policies in the Islamic economics literature. It outlines institutional framework for these policies from the Islamic economics perspective. The nature and role of government, in the light of the Shari[ah principles, are revisited. The general goals for macroeconomic policies are discussed along with separate goals for each of the two policies. The argument is capped with a look at practical considerations in the actual working of both the policies. The following are the main points in the paper. (1) Roles of both the policies shall be complementary in the context of the overall objectives at the state level. (2) Thrust of both policies would be different from that presently recognized. These conclusions are drawn in the context of the government’s role being limited to prudent governance and the society’s economic and distributional concerns being addressed as much as possible without adopting the budgetary channel. Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Development Bank 2013-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33952/1/Fiscal_and_Monetary_Policies_P1-22_IRTI.pdf Tahir, Sayyid (2013) Fiscal and monetary policies in Islamic economics: contours of an institutional framework. Islamic Economic Studies, 21 (2). pp. 1-22. ISSN 1319-1616 http://www.irti.org/irj/go/km/docs/documents/IDBDevelopments/Internet/English/IRTI/CM/downloads/IES_Articles/Vol_21_No_2/Fiscal_and_Monetary_Policies_P1-22.pdf
spellingShingle H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences
Tahir, Sayyid
Fiscal and monetary policies in Islamic economics: contours of an institutional framework
title Fiscal and monetary policies in Islamic economics: contours of an institutional framework
title_full Fiscal and monetary policies in Islamic economics: contours of an institutional framework
title_fullStr Fiscal and monetary policies in Islamic economics: contours of an institutional framework
title_full_unstemmed Fiscal and monetary policies in Islamic economics: contours of an institutional framework
title_short Fiscal and monetary policies in Islamic economics: contours of an institutional framework
title_sort fiscal and monetary policies in islamic economics: contours of an institutional framework
topic H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences
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