Islam and Mammon: the economic predicaments of Islamism
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1. Verfasser: Kuran, Timur (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, N.J Princeton University Press c2004
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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 Islamic banks meant to avoid interest--it has promoted Islamic norms of economic behavior and founded redistribution systems modeled after early Islamic fiscal practices. In this bold and timely critique, Timur Kuran argues that the doctrine of Islamic economics is simplistic, incoherent, and largely irrelevant
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 194 p)
ISBN:9781400837359
DOI:10.1515/9781400837359

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