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The Politics of Islamic Finance
Clement Henry
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Description for The Politics of Islamic Finance
Paperback. Valuable reading for anyone who wants to understand Islamic banking and its formal and informal societal and political relationships. Editor(s): Henry, Clement M.; Wilson, Rodney. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSR2; JPW; KC; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486. 312 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Henry, Clement M.; Wilson, Rodney. Valuable reading for anyone who wants to understand Islamic banking and its formal and informal societal and political relationships. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSR2; JPW; KC; KFF. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 19. Weight: 536.
Can the contemporary Islamic finance movement be shown to meet the requirements of modern commerce? In the wake of the terrorist attacks on America the UN Security Council passed a resolution targeting transnational sources of terrorist funds. The United States and the International Monetary Fund are encouraging the governments of the Middle East to adopt policies of economic liberalism and a new type of capitalism, based on Islamic values and beliefs, is emerging. The aims of the book are: * to explore the political implications of the slow but steady accumulation of Islamic capital * to analyse the connections ... Read more
Can the contemporary Islamic finance movement be shown to meet the requirements of modern commerce? In the wake of the terrorist attacks on America the UN Security Council passed a resolution targeting transnational sources of terrorist funds. The United States and the International Monetary Fund are encouraging the governments of the Middle East to adopt policies of economic liberalism and a new type of capitalism, based on Islamic values and beliefs, is emerging. The aims of the book are: * to explore the political implications of the slow but steady accumulation of Islamic capital * to analyse the connections ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748618378
SKU
V9780748618378
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About Clement Henry
Clement Henry is Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He is author of The Mediterranean Debt Crescent (1997) and co-author (with Robert Springborg) of Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East (2001). Rodney Wilson is a Professor in the School of Government and International Affairs at the University of Durham. ... Read more
Reviews for The Politics of Islamic Finance
Divided between a number of balanced thematic essays and a series of sound case studies, examining the experiences of Islamic banking in countries such as Sudan, Turkey, Kuwait and Egypt. Valuable reading for anyone who wants to understand Islamic banking and its formal and informal societal and political relationships. This timely book demonstrates how in-depth academic scholarship can make a ... Read more