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The socio-economic status of Indian Muslims is, on average, considerably lower than that of upper caste Hindus. Muslims have higher fertility and shorter birth spacing and are a minority group that, it has been argued, have poorer access to public goods. They nevertheless exhibit substantially...
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Gaza ideology according to which the empire's central motivation was provided by a spirit of Holy War in the name of Islam …
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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)...
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We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function - physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology - together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic...
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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...
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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...
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Die Studie befasst sich kurz mit den Folgen der Anschläge für die Wirtschaft von Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern, wo hauptsächlich das Tourismus- und Transportgewerbe betroffen sind. Die Anschläge haben die dortige strukturell schwache Wirtschaft in einer Zeit nachlassender Konjunktur...
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