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Title Islamic economics : basic concepts, new thinking and future directions / edited by Taha Eğri and Necmettin Kızılkaya
Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 244 pages)
Contents Foreword; acknowledgements; introduction; part 1; revisiting the foundational conceptsand thoughts in islamic economics; re-defining islamic economics; islamic economics and its future; how can "islamic economics"be possible?; part 2; human potential, wellbeing and philanthropy; the role of fiqh in islamic finance; concepts in islamiceconomics revisited; islamic economicsassumptions revisited; the political economyof institutionalism; conclusion; contributors; index
Summary Studies conducted in the field of Islamic economics lose their relevance over time. Works examining Islamic economics since the 1970s have been co-opted by the existing economic system and have become limited to a large extent, as they are now only concerned with financial transactions. In fact, ""Islamic economics"" as a concept should actually be conceptualized as an alternative economic system. However, because of the financial and commercial transactions implemented in daily economic life ..
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index
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Subject Economics -- Religious aspects -- Islam -- Congresses
Islam -- Economic aspects -- Congresses
Economics, finance, business & management.
Economic theory & philosophy.
Political economy.
REFERENCE -- Bibliographies & Indexes.
Economics -- Religious aspects -- Islam
Islam -- Economic aspects
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Eğri, Taha
Kızılkaya, Necmettin
ISBN 9781443879200
1443879207