TY - BOOK AU - Askari,Hossein AU - Iqbal,Zamir AU - Mirakhor,Abbas TI - New Issues in Islamic Finance and Economics : Progress and Challenges SN - 9780470822937 (cloth : alk. paper) U1 - 332.0917/67 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Singapore PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Finance KW - Islamic countries KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam KW - Economics N1 - 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; fin ER -