| Description |
1 online resource (215 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER ONE: The Economic Impact of Islamism; CHAPTER TWO: Islamic Economics and the Islamic Subeconomy; CHAPTER THREE: Islamism and Economics: Policy Prescriptions for a Free Society; CHAPTER FOUR: The Genesis of Islamic Economics: A Chapter in the Politics of Muslim Identity; CHAPTER FIVE: The Notion of Economic Justice in Contemporary Islamic Thought; CHAPTER SIX: Islam and Underdevelopment: An Old Puzzle Revisited; Notes; References; Index |
| Summary |
The doctrine of "Islamic economics" entered debates over the social role of Islam in the mid-twentieth century. Since then it has pursued the goal of restructuring economies according to perceived Islamic teachings. Beyond its most visible practical achievement--the establishment of Islamic banks meant to avoid interest--it has promoted Islamic norms of economic behavior and founded redistribution systems modeled after early Islamic fiscal practices. In this bold and timely critique, Timur Kuran argues that the doctrine of Islamic economics is simplistic, incoherent, and largely irrelevant to |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Economics -- Islamic countries -- Islam -- Religious aspects
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Economics -- Economic aspects
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Islam.
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Islam
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Islam.
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Islam
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Islamic countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781400837359 |
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1400837359 |
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0691115109 |
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9780691115108 |
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0691126291 |
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9780691126296 |
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