The core principles of Islam lay great emphasis on social justice, inclusion, and sharing of resources between the haves and the have nots. Islamic finance addresses the issue of “financial inclusion” or “access to finance” from two directions — one through promoting risk-sharing...

Introduction : the significance of policy -- Institutional perspective of Islamic economics -- Economic and social justice : a policy objective in Islam -- Risk sharing finance and the role of public policy -- Lessons from financial crisis : a policy failure? -- Financial and capital market...