New Developments in Islamic Economics: Examples from Southeast Asia - Hardcover

 
9781787562844: New Developments in Islamic Economics: Examples from Southeast Asia
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1787562840 ISBN 13: 9781787562844
Publisher: Emerald Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

New Developments in Islamic Economics: Examples from Southeast Asia investigates the latest developments in a vibrantand fast-moving area of practical financial and economic study. Primarilyfocused on Malaysian contexts, while also presenting perspectives fromIndonesia and Thailand, this book examines the Asian nations leading the worldin the application of Islamic finance.

Case studies analyse anddiscuss new and emerging issues in Islamic economics, including microtakaful,waqf, social finance and poverty alleviation from an Islamic perspective.

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About the Author

Asmak Ab Rahman is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Shari'ah and Economics, Academy of Islamic Studies, at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. Her areas of specialisation include takaful, Islamic economics, Islamic law and waqf. Her work has been published in journals such as the Arab Law Quarterly, Journal of Islamic Marketing, and the International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management.

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1787562840
ISBN 13 
9781787562844
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
240
Editor
Ab Rahman Asmak