Title Conceptions of justice from Islam to the present / Hossein Askari and Abbas Mirakhor

Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020] ©2020

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Description 1 online resource Series Political economy of Islam Political economy of Islam. Contents 1. Chapter 1: Introduction and Summary of the Conception of Justice in Islam -- 2. Chapter 2: Contemporary Muslim Scholars and Philosophers on Justice in Islam -- 3. Chapter 3: Conception of Justice in the Age of Enlightenment -- 4. Chapter 4: The Utilitarian Conception of Justice and its Critics (Bentham to Hayek) -- 5. Chapter 5: Conception of Justice from Rawls to Sen to the Present -- 6. Chapter 6: The State of Justice and Impediments to a More Just Muslim World -- 7. Chapter 7: Concluding Remarks Summary This book explains a perspective on the system of justice that emerges in Islam if rules are followed and how the Islamic system is differentiated from the conventional thinking on justice. It examines conceptions of justice from the Enlightenment to Bentham to Rawls to contemporary philosophers including Sen, Cohen, Nussbaum, and Pogge. The authors present the views of twentieth century Muslim thinkers on justice who see Muslims upholding rituals but not living according to Qur'anic rules. It provides empirical surveys of the current state of justice in Muslim countries analyzing the economic, social, and political state of affairs. The authors conclude by assessing the state of justice-injustice in Muslim countries and highlighting areas in need of attention for justice to prevail. Hossein Askari is former Assistant Professor at Tufts University, Professor of Business and Middle East Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Previously, he was the Iran Professor of Business and International Affairs at The George Washington University, becoming Emeritus in 2019. Abbas Mirakhor is former Executive Director and Dean of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund. Previously, he taught at universities in Iran and in the US and was the First Holder of the INCEIF Chair in Islamic Finance at INCEIF in Malaysia Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 30, 2019) Subject Justice -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Islam and state. RELIGION -- Islam -- General. Justice -- Religious aspects -- Islam Economic policy Islam and state Politics and government SUBJECT Islamic countries -- Politics and government Islamic countries -- Economic policy Subject Islamic countries Form Electronic book Author Mirakhor, Abbas, author. ISBN 9783030160845 303016084X

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