The stability of Islamic finance : creating a resilient financial environment for a secure future / Hossein Askari ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Askari, Hossein.

Series:

Wiley finance series.

[Wiley finance]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance--Arab countries.

Finance.

Finance--Religious aspects--Islam.

Economic stabilization.

Financial crises--History.

Financial crises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Stability of Islamic Finance main focus is on the question of the sources of financial instability which seems inherent in the conventional system. As a core component of this focus, the book will consider episodes of turbulence and instability in a historical context recalling the occurrence of such events from mid-19th century to the present. It will present various theoretical explanations along with solutions and alternative financial systems that avoid instability provided by various scholars dating back to mid-19th century to present. The book then will present and discuss

Contents:

The Stability of Islamic Finance: Creating a Resilient Financial Environment for a Secure Future; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Glossary of Arabic Terms; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Nature of Capital and the Rate of Return; Chapter 2: The Origins of Financial Panics and Recessions; Chapter 3: Monetary Policy and Financial Crises; Chapter 4: The Internationalization of Financial Crises; Chapter 5: The Role of the Credit Multiplier in Financial Crises; Chapter 6: The Inherent Stability of Islamic Finance; Chapter 7: A Theoretical Model of the Inherent Stability of Islamic Finance

Chapter 8: Asset Pricing and Risk in Islamic Finance Chapter 9: Islamic Financial Intermediation and Markets; Chapter 10: Risk Profile of Islamic Financial Intermediaries; Chapter 11: Financial Engineering, Derivatives and Financial Stability; Chapter 12: Corporate Governance and Financial Crises; Chapter 13: The Performance of Islamic Financial Intermediaries and Products; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Series statement from jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-118-17893-9

1-118-39045-8

1-283-40148-7

9786613401489

1-118-17891-2

OCLC:

768732284