Islam and Mammon : : The Economic Predicaments of Islamism / / Timur Kuran.

The doctrine of "Islamic economics" entered debates over the social role of Islam in the mid-twentieth century. Since then it has pursued the goal of restructuring economies according to perceived Islamic teachings. Beyond its most visible practical achievement--the establishment of Islami...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2010]
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Year of Publication:2010
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.) :; 1 halftone. 2 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER ONE. The Economic Impact of Islamism
  • CHAPTER TWO. Islamic Economics and the Islamic Subeconomy
  • CHAPTER THREE. Islamism and Economics: Policy Prescriptions for a Free Society
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The Genesis of Islamic Economics: A Chapter in the Politics of Muslim Identity
  • CHAPTER FIVE. The Notion of Economic Justice in Contemporary Islamic Thought
  • CHAPTER SIX. Islam and Underdevelopment: An Old Puzzle Revisited
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index