Islam and Mammon: The Economic Predicaments of Islamism

by Timur Kuran

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691126291

ISBN13:9780691126296

Release Date:December 2005

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"

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