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Hassan, M. Kabir (ed.); Lewis, Mervyn (ed.) - 2014

World Bank Global Center for Islamic Finance Development). -- According to the most recent Pew Forum on Religion and Public … Life, nearly one in four people in the world are Muslim. In light of these numbers, Handbook on Islam and Economic Life is … one of the first books to consider Islam within a broader economic sphere by focusing on the ways in which Islam shapes …

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Entrepreneurship and religion

Dana, Leo Paul (contributor) - 2010

pt. 1. Old values -- pt. 2. Christian communities -- pt. 3. Islam -- pt. 4. Minorities in a host society -- pt. 5 …

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History of Islamic economic thought : contributions of Muslim scholars to economic thought and analysis

Islahi, Abdul A. - King Abdulaziz University / Islamic Economics Institute - 2014

This unique book highlights the contributions made by Muslim scholars to economic thought throughout history, a topic that has received relatively little attention in mainstream economics. Abdul Azim Islahi discusses various ways in which Muslim ideas reached the European West, influencing...

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Religion and finance : Comparing the approaches of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Lewis, Mervyn; Kaleem, Ahmad - 2019

Contents: Preface -- 1. Defining the issues in religion and finance -- 2. The three Abrahamic religions -- 3. Attitudes … of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to usury -- 4. Social policy in the Abrahamic religions -- 5. Economic framework of …Judaism, Christianity and Islam all impose obligations and constraints upon the rightful use of wealth and earthly …

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Handbook of empirical research on Islam and economic life

Hassan, M. Kabir (ed.) - 2017

Contents: Foreword / Mervyn K. Lewis -- Introduction: empirical research on Islam and economic life / M. Kabir Hassan … -- Part I: Religion and growth -- 1. Social preferences and values: an experimental analysis for religiosity / Anwar Shah … science departments. The Handbook of Empirical Research on Islam and Economic Life provides a solid background and overview of …

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Towards sustainable development in industry? : reports from seven developing and transition economies

Hesp, Paul (contributor); Luken, Ralph Andrew (contributor) - 2003

Many developing and transition economies have not yet undertaken the policy integration measures needed to enhance the impact of industry on sustainable development. In this original and insightful book, national experts from Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey and...

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Internationalization of firms from economies in transition : the effects of a politico-economic paradigm shift

Turkina, Ekaterina (contributor); … - 2014

This book provides a detailed analysis of how and why firms from economies in transition internationalize and examines the effects of domestic politico-economic factors on this process. Transition economies undergo economic liberalization, which enables market forces to set prices. The economic...

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Urban competitiveness and innovation

Ni, Pengfei (ed.); Qiongjie, Zheng (ed.) - 2014

Against the backdrop of today's climate of economic globalization and the rapid development of information, this timely book explores the complex concept of competitiveness between cities. The expert contributors illustrate that innovation is a prerequisite for increasing urban competitiveness,...

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International handbook of urban policy : Volume 1, Contentious global issues

Geyer, Hermanus S. (contributor) - 2007

This first Handbook in a series of three original reference works looks at globally contentious urban policy issues from a wide variety of different angles and perspectives. Matters related to urban densification, population mobility, urban inequality and sustainability are analysed in a manner...

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The rise of the city : spatial dynamics in the urban century

Kourtit, Karima (ed.); Nijkamp, Peter (ed.); … - 2015

Cities and city regions are growing throughout the world and this trend is forecast to continue well into the 21st century. The authors of The Rise of the City see the next 100 years as being the "Urban Century". In this book they examine urban growth and the dynamics that are transforming the...

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