Islamic finance : political economy, values and innovation / edited by Mehmet Asutay and Abdullah Turkistani.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Asutay, Mehmet, editor.

Turkistani, Abdullah, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gulf Cooperation Council.

Finance--Religious aspects--Islam.

Finance.

Finance--Islamic countries.

Banks and banking--Religious aspects--Islam.

Banks and banking.

Islamic countries--Economic policy.

Islamic countries.

Islamic countries--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Gerlach Press, 2015.

Summary:

Islamic finance has had a transformational impact on markets well beyond the Muslim world. This development has been the outcome of various stakeholders and agencies interacting to develop a political economy based on Islamic values to generate religiously and culturally authentic financial institutions and instruments. _x000B__x000B_The studies presented in this volume discuss these interactions through specific examples from the GCC countries, supported by comparative perspctives, in order to articulate the development and consequences of Islamic finance.

Contents:

9783940924155

9783940924155

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Contents

Introduction: Constructing Islamic Banking and Finance: Political Economy Perspectives

1. The Political Economy of Islamic Banking and Finance in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

2. Internationalization of Islamic Banks

3. Legal Environment for Islamic Banks: Status in Selected Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

4. Shari'ah Governance Regimes in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Comparative Study

5. Bridging the Gulf in Islamic Finance: The Role of Institutional Investors and Dubai in Development of Global Islamic Financial Services

6. Alternative Ways of Developing the Gulf Cooperation Council Islamic Funds Industry: Entrepreneurial Development

7. Shari'ah-compliant Sukuk Restructurings in the Gulf Cooperation Council Region

8. The Development of Offshore Financial Centres for Islamic Finance in the Gulf Cooperation Council: Competitive Positions and Challenges

9. Searching for the Hub of Ethical Finance: Islamic Financial Services and the World City Networks

10. The Maqasid and the Empirics: Has Islamic Finance Fulfilled Its Promise?

11. A Comparative Analysis of the Maqasid Shari'ah of Islamic Banks in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

12. Understanding the Values and Attitudes in Islamic Finance and Banking

13. Islamic Finance and Higher Education in the Gulf Cooperation Council: An Analytical Comparative Study

14. Islamic Finance in the Gulf Cooperation Council Region: Human Capital Challenges and the Role of Universities

Glossary of Arabic Terms in Islamic Finance

About the Contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed April 11, 2018).

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ISBN:

3-940924-15-6

OCLC:

954541510