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Book Description
Mirroring the expansion of wealth in the Middle East and Asia and a surge in Islamic self-identity, Islamic banking practices have either become the law of the land or coexist and compete with Western practices in at least six countries. A growing number of institutions and mutual funds (akin to Western ''socially responsible'' funds) have established Islamic investment and other practices to cater to this burgeoning market. Because of its prevalence, practitioners in every banking-related area must familiarize themselves with current Islamic finance practices in order to do business with Muslim clients and to engage in cross-border financing. Injunctions from the Qur'an and the sayings of Prophet Muhammed have generated a web of interrelated norms which prohibit Islamic financiers from engaging in transactions that involve interest (riba) and speculation (gharar). Islamic Law and Finance describes the dynamic set of Islamically-sanctioned ways financiers can transacat business.
About the Author
Frank E. Vogel, Director, Islamic Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, USA .
Samuel L. Hayes III, Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, Harvard Business School, Cambridge, MA, USA. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Islamic Law and Finance: Religion, Risk, and Return (Arab and Islamic Laws, Vol. 16) (Arab and Islamic Laws Series),Samuel Hayes,Springer,9041105476,Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice,Banking,Banking law (Islamic law),Business & Economics,Business/Economics,Finance,Finance (Islamic law),Financial Economics (General),Interior Design - General,Islam - Law,Islamic Law,Islamic countries,Legal Reference / Law Profession,Law / International
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