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Ethics, Practice, and Future of Islamic Banking and Finance
Montgomery, John - 2010
This paper explores the ethical mandates of Islamic banking and finance (IBF) and then studies the recent performance of IBF on the positive level. The ethical section is divided into four parts: (1) promotion of trade and cooperation, (2) prohibition of ribā and of profiting without risk, (3)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475369
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Der wirtschaftliche Wiederaufbau Irans: von monarchistischer Modernisierung zu sozio-islamischem Liberalismus
Farhadian, Mahdy - 2002
Die Arbeit gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung des Iran in den vergangenen fünf Jahrzehnten. Dabei steht der Zeitraum nach der Islamischen Revolution des Jahres 1979 im Mittelpunkt der Betrachtung. Es geht vor allem darum, die teilweise ideologisch bedingten...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450180
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Human resource management with Islamic management principles: a dialectic for a reverse diffusion in management
Branine, Mohamed; Pollard, David - 2010
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature and contents of Islamic management practices and their consequent implications for human resource management (HRM) in Arab countries. In addition, it aims to examine the implications for multinational companies (MNCs) operating in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009463225
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The political economy of migration: Pakistan, Britain, and the Middle East
Ballard, Roger - 1987
farmers from Northern Pakistan who have migrated to Britain and the Middle East during the past three decades. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468670
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International Trade Openness and Gender Gaps in Pakistani Labor Force Participation Rates Over 57 Years
Hyder, Asma; Behrman, Jere R - 2011
rates in broad occupational categories in Pakistan. The method used controls for average gender differences in these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438968
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Identifying Asset Poverty Thresholds – New methods with an application to Pakistan and Ethiopia
Naschold, Felix - 2005
is whether such threshold points exist in Pakistan and Ethiopia and, if so, where they are located. Methodologically, the … growth. Moreover, the dynamic asset equilibria are very low. In Pakistan it is below the average asset holdings of the poor … insufficient for rural households in Pakistan and Ethiopia to escape poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442955
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Remittances and Economic Development in India and Pakistan
Ballard, Roger - 2005
The document contains a chapter of a World Bank report on remittances, its development impact as well as future prospects. It was published in 2005. The articles originated in 2003 during a conference organized by the Department for International Development, IMF, and World Bank, in London.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468666
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The Implementation of Value Transfers in an Era of Financial Volatility: meeting the logistical challenge
Ballard, Roger - 2008
Presented at a workshop at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, this document explores the logistical solutions deployed within contemporary Hawala-style value transmission systems. It suggests that those frustrated by the lack of an effective global payments system for retial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468671
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Macroeconomic Determinants of the Happiness of the Poor: A Case Study of Pakistan
Shahbaz, Muhamm; Aamir, Naveed - 2008
time in Pakistan. Inflation influences the purchasing power of poor segments of population and definitely affects the … happiness of poor individuals in a small developing economy like Pakistan. Trade-openness improves happiness rankings of poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468683
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A comparison of market entry strategies adopted by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms from major and emerging software exporting nations
Kelly, Stephen J; Harrison, Jennifer L - 2009
This study examines the market entry practices of Australian and Pakistani Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms and the proposition that Local Software Economy (LSE) maturity affects the selection of market entry practices. The question is significant as it is focused on an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475210