Preface; Contents; List of Figures; Part I Islamic Finance: Rationale, History, Instruments and the Legal Framework; Reference; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Overview; 1.2 The Two Worlds of Finance; 1.3 The Rationale of Islamic Finance; 1.3.1 The Development of Islamic Banking Worldwide; 1.3.2 IBF in the Middle East;...

This book provides researchers and students with an understanding of the basic legal tenets of the Islamic finance industry, studying the real economic effects of those tenets using the tools of the modern economic theory. Split into four parts, the book begins with an introduction to the...

Evolution of Islamic finance industry & capital markets -- Development of sukuk in Islamic capital markets -- Differentiating between conventional bonds & sukuks -- Shariah perspective on sukuk -- Common structures of sukuk -- Sukuk development in Pakistan -- Growing opportunities in the sukuk...

This book explores the theoretical and practical features of Islamic banking. Using Pakistan as a detailed illustration, the text discusses recent developments and future prospects, demonstrating the model underpinning interest-free banking. It assesses the practical success of interest-free...

Using a sample of U.S. firms during the 1989–2015 period, we study whether the efficiency with which managers generate revenue is sensitive to monitoring by institutional shareholders. We find that institutional ownership is positively related to managerial efficiency. Our identification...