| Description |
1 online resource (251 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa |
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Routledge Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface and acknowledgments; 1 Islam, revivalism, and public policy; 2 Islamism and economics: Policy prescriptions for a free society; 3 Islam and human rights policy; 4 Muslim family law: Articulating gender, class, and the state; 5 Islam and labor law: Some precepts and examples; 6 Commercial law: The conflict in Shari'a and secular law public policy; 7 Zakat, taxes, and public finance in Islam; 8 The dilemma of riba-free banking in Islamic public policy; Appendix: Elements of Islamic law (Shari'a); Index |
| Summary |
This book examines how Shari?a - the Islamic concept of divine law, affects public policy both theoretically and in practice, across a wide range of public policy areas, including for example human rights, family law |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nomani, Farhad
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| ISBN |
9780203028032 |
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0203028031 |
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1282065475 |
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9781282065475 |
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