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Developing economy banking: the case of Islamic banks
Ghannadian, Farhad F.; Goswami, Gautam - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) July, pp. 740-752
By 2003, there was a total of 176 Islamic banks around the globe with their total assets close to $147 billion. This article shows that this form of specialized banking may help in promoting growth in these developing economies. During the transition phase of a developing growth economy to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008513341
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Islamic economics: still in search of an identity
Mahomedy, Abdulkader Cassim - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 556-578
economics. Design/methodology/approach – A critical and comparative review of Islamic economics texts written by key proponents …-political context are contrasted. Findings – The proponents of Islamic economics have had little success in shaping a distinctive …, Islamic economics has not been able to shed its neoclassical moorings, the very paradigm it originally set out to replace …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010742462
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Who are the poor? Who are the rich? Evidence for Portugal
Crespo, Nuno; Moreira, Sandrina B.; Simões, Nádia - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 579-590
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the main determinants of the probability of a household being poor, middle class, or rich. Design/methodology/approach – A new and integrated approach to the measurement of inequality in income distribution, poverty, and richness was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010742477
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Islamic economics: still in search of an identity
Mahomedy, Abdulkader Cassim - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 556-578
economics. Design/methodology/approach – A critical and comparative review of Islamic economics texts written by key proponents …-political context are contrasted. Findings – The proponents of Islamic economics have had little success in shaping a distinctive …, Islamic economics has not been able to shed its neoclassical moorings, the very paradigm it originally set out to replace …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010685864
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Who are the poor? Who are the rich? Evidence for Portugal
Crespo, Nuno; Moreira, Sandrina B.; Simões, Nádia - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 579-590
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the main determinants of the probability of a household being poor, middle class, or rich. Design/methodology/approach – A new and integrated approach to the measurement of inequality in income distribution, poverty, and richness was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010686090
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Developing economy banking: the case of Islamic banks
Ghannadian, Farhad F.; Goswami, Gautam - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) 8, pp. 740-752
By 2003, there was a total of 176 Islamic banks around the globe with their total assets close to $147 billion. This article shows that this form of specialized banking may help in promoting growth in these developing economies. During the transition phase of a developing growth economy to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805227
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Islamic economics: still in search of an identity
Cassim Mahomedy, Abdulkader - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 6, pp. 556-578
economics. Design/methodology/approach – A critical and comparative review of Islamic economics texts written by key proponents …‐political context are contrasted. Findings – The proponents of Islamic economics have had little success in shaping a distinctive …, Islamic economics has not been able to shed its neoclassical moorings, the very paradigm it originally set out to replace …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805802
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Islamic Economics: Foundations and Practices
Abbasi, Sami M.; Hollman, Kenneth W.; Murrey, Joe H. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 16 (1989) 5, pp. 5-17
of Islamic economics rests on theological foundations – social welfare is valued above material gain and heavy emphasis …, Islamic economics are surveyed. Particular attention is paid to the injunction against interest payments and to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805836
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Syllogistic Deductionism in Islamic Social Choice Theory
Alam Choudhury, Masudul; Alam Choudhury, Masudul - In: International Journal of Social Economics 17 (1990) 11, pp. 4-20
the social order. Islam presents its worldview not as a pluralistic value but as one that calls for the organisation of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805844
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Islamic finance and ethical investment
Wilson, Rodney - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 11, pp. 1325-1342
leverage for riba. Covers investment specific issues, including the treatment of capital gains in Islam and the evaluation of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014806150