Islam and Mammon : the economic predicaments of Islamism
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 ir
eBook, English, ©2004
Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., ©2004
1 online resource (xviii, 194 pages)
9781400837359, 9781282964617, 9786612964619, 1400837359, 1282964615, 6612964618
713352482
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