New Issues in Islamic Finance and Economics : Progress and Challenges /

Askari,Hossein.

New Issues in Islamic Finance and Economics : Progress and Challenges / Hossein Askari, Zamir Iqbal, Abbas Mirakhar. - Singapore: John Wiley & Sons, c2009. - xxiii, 373 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Distinguishing features of the Islamic economic system -- The main prohibitions and business ethics in Islamic economics and finance -- The philosophy and features of Islamic finance -- Islamic law of contracts and business transactions -- Trading in Islamic commercial law -- Loan and debt in Islamic commercial law -- Overview of financial institutions and products: conventional and Islamic -- Murabaha and musawamah -- Forward sales : salam and istisna'a -- Ijarah / leasing -- Participatory modes : shirkah and its variants -- Some accessory contracts -- Application of the system : financing principles and practices -- Sukuh and securitization : vital issues in Islamic capital markets -- Takaful : an alternative to conventional insurance -- An appraisal of common criticism of Islamic banking and finance -- The way forward.



9780470822937 (cloth : alk. paper)


Finance--Islamic countries.
Finance--Religious aspects--Islam.
Economics--Religious aspects--Islam.

332.0917/67