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Islam and economic policy

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This textbook looks at the impact of Islamic teaching on public economic policy and asks how Islamic economics differs from mainstream micro and macroeconomics.

Title Islam and economic policy / Rodney Wilson.
Publisher Edinburgh, [Scotland] : Edinburgh University Press
Creation Date 2015
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Part one. Ideas, themes and measures -- Chapter 1 Economic philosophy from a Shari’ah perspective -- Chapter 2 Micro-economic morality: a theory of the firm enlightened by Islamic values -- Chapter 3 Fiscal policy choices to promote social justice -- Chapter 4 Development policy -- Chapter 5 International economic engagement -- Chapter 6 Banking regulation, monetary policy and Islamic finance -- Part two. Country experiences -- Chapter 7 Islam and economic modernisation in Turkey -- Chapter 8 The Islamic Republic of Iran’s nationalist economic model -- Chapter 9 The influence of the Muslim Brotherhood on Egypt’s economy -- Chapter 10 Piety, inclusion and materialism in Saudi Arabia -- Chapter 11 Faith and political economy in Pakistan and Bangladesh -- Chapter 12 Asian versus Muslim identities in Malaysia and Indonesia -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Index
Extent 1 online resource (226 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2015
National Library system number 997010719715205171
MARC RECORDS
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