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This book explains the fundamental principles and functions of an economic, banking and financial operating under Shariah (Islamic law). Numerous tenets of Islamic - from social justice, equality, preservation of property rights, sanctity of contracts and the prohibition of riba (interest) - are discussed with relation to the economic behavior of individuals, society and state.

This book provides an introductory, yet comprehensive, treatment of macroeconomic policies and their implementation in an Islamic-designed economic system

Income inequality is a serious problem confronting not only the developed world but also developing countries. Recently, financialization has been one of the culprits identified in literature as one of the cause of income inequality. This book offers the only detailed presentation of the how financialization aided the spread of income inequality in Organization of Islamic Cooperation, OIC countries. Finance has taking a center stage in the affairs of most developing economies, surpassing the real sector of the economy. The result is the creation of an indebted society in which people are comfortable with financing their financial needs through credit. This creates a debt laden society that is trapped in the cycle of debt. This book represents a comprehensive and indispensable source for students, practitioners and the general public at large. It presents data which shows the buildup of debt and the rising income inequality in Muslim countries. It includes discussion of the rise in rentier income, financialization of everyday life, decline in physical capital accumulation and deregulation of the financial sector. The book therefore, proffers solutions on how Muslim countries can come out of the present economic problem facing them. The promotion and adoption of Islamic principles, which promotes risk sharing based contracts as against debt based transaction is the way to go. When financial contracts are based on the principles of risk sharing, any gains from economic activities get to be shared equitably. Hence, not only capital owners get to enjoy the benefit from the income derived from investments, but rather, all parties that partake in the contract. Distinguished by its clarity and readability as it is written in a very easy to understand language, it is an important reference work for any concerned individual interested on the recent causes of income inequality in Muslim World.

The principal objective of this work is to foster a better understanding of the essence of Islamic finance. For perhaps the first time - economists, practitioners, regulators, and students have an in-depth guide to the advanced concepts of Islamic finance, which has deep historical roots and a promising role in rethinking economics in the future. This book articulates an authoritative analytical approach to the theory and practice of Islamic finance.

The book begins with an introductory chapter of founding thoughts of markets, asset prices, risk, uncertainty, and risk sharing. The risk-sharing philosophy runs throughout the book. The first three chapters provide the foundation. Chapter 4 through 12 examine each Islamic capital markets or conventional market and products. The final chapter, in providing an overall conclusion, examines the role of government in developing capital markets, specifically, Islamic capital markets.

This book addresses the financing of government budgets with non-debt-creating flows through risk-sharing capital market instruments. It offers a comparative analysis with conventional finance to demonstrate the ability of Islamic capital market instruments to create an impetus for economic stability and growth.

This title fills an important gap in finance literature, It presents a vision of a socio-economic framework discernible from the Qur'an and explores the consequences of compliance with the rules of this framework. By integrating distributive justice, rules of behavior, stock market development, economic-growth, and social finance under a common theme, the authors argue that social capital is necessary to unite the ideals of Islamic socio-economic welfare with the present realities of the Islamic finance industry.