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Islam and the Economic Challenge

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What kind of economic policy package do Islamic teachings imply? This book seeks to answer this and other related questions.
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This book combines Qur'anic wisdom and modern economics to provide a clear, integrated picture of what Islamic economics has to offer to realize the kind of well-being Islam envisages.

M. Umer Chapra is ranked amongst the Top 50 Global Leaders in Islamic economics (ISLAMICA 500, 2015) and has been awarded with two prestigious awards for his contributions to the field: Islamic Development Bank Award for Islamic Economics (1989) and the King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies (1989).

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Price: $39.95
Pages: 448
Publisher: Kube Publishing Ltd
Imprint: The Islamic Foundation
Publication Date: 01 November 2016
Trim Size: 11.00 X 8.25 in
ISBN: 9780860372172
Format: Paperback
BISACs:

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Islamic Banking & Finance, RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice, RELIGION / Islam / Law, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development

M. Umer Chapra is a research advisor at the Islamic Research and Training Institute of the Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, and author of The Future of Economics and Islam and the Economic Challenge. He is ranked amongst the Top 50 Global Leaders in Islamic economics (ISLAMICA 500, 2015) and has been awarded with two prestigious awards for his contributions to the field: Islamic Development Bank Award for Islamic Economics (1989), King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies (1989).
FOREWORD
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION

PART I: THE UNSUCCESSFUL SYSTEMS
Chapter 1: The Limits of Capitalism
Chapter 2: The Retreat of Socialism
Chapter 3: The Crisis of the Welfare State
Chapter 4: The Inconsistency of Development Economics

PART II: THE ISLAMIC RESPONSE
Chapter 5: The Islamic Worldview and Strategy
Chapter 6: The Malaise
Chapter 7: Invigorating the Human Factor
Chapter 8: Reducing Concentration of Wealth
Chapter 9: Economic Restructuring
Chapter 10: Financial Restructuring
Chapter 11: Strategic Policy Planning
Chapter 12: Conclusion

GLOSSARY OF ARABIC TERMS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX