Economics of an Islamic economy

Summary: This book challenges the interventionist stance of Islamic economics as well as its presumption that "riba" equals interest. An Islamic economy, it argues, is essentially a market economy, but it differs from capitalist economies because both its institutions and the structure of, for example, property rights are specifically Islamic, deriving from QurE3/4An and other sources of Islamic law. The book also focuses on the similarities and differences between "riba" and interest, establishes the often neglected connection between the two, and explores the ramifications of this.

Record details

ISBN: 9004179372
ISBN: 9789004179370
ISBN: 6612950994
ISBN: 9786612950995
ISBN: 9781282950993
ISBN: 1282950991
ISBN: 9047441729
ISBN: 9789047441724
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 470 pages)
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Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Preface; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Fundamental Axioms of Economics; Chapter Three Economic System and Market Economy; Chapter Four A Perspective on Capitalism; Chapter Five Fundamental Axioms of an Islamic Economy; Chapter Six Characteristics of an Islamic Economy; Chapter Seven The Structure of an Islamic Economy; Chapter Eight Factors and Factor Rewards; Chapter Nine Riba, Interest and Usury; Chapter Ten Fiqh's Response to the Prohibition of Riba: From Classical to Contemporary Times; Chapter Eleven Summing Up; Bibliography; Index.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.