New issues in islamic finance and economics : progress and challenges

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Askari, Hossein (Author), Iqbal, Zamir (Author), Mirakhor, Abbas (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons (Asia) , c2009
Series:Wiley finance
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The development and progress of Islamic finance
  • 2. Issues and challenges
  • 3. Islamic finance and globalization : convergence and a boost for rapid growth?
  • 4. Globalization and its implications for Muslim countries
  • 5. Expanding financial frontiers
  • 6. Reputational risk for the Islamic financial industry
  • 7. The design of benchmarks for asset pricing
  • 8. Qard-ul-Hassan-based microfinance
  • 9. Developing the theoretical foundations of economics in Islam
  • 10. Islam and economic development
  • 11. Taxation and public expenditure in Islam
  • 12. The scope of the social safety net in Islam: a case study