Preface -- Mathematical preliminaries -- Constraint optimization -- Market interactions -- The consumer theory -- The producer theory -- General equilibrium -- Choice and uncertainty -- Strategic interactions -- Game theory -- Theory of imperfect competition and industry structure -- The...

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;...