Contemporary Islamic Finance: Innovations, Applications, and Best Practices

Part I, The Contemporary Islamic Finance Landscape, addresses the most current issues surrounding Islamic economic theory and legal thought as well as presents a new level of thinking about a wide variety of other topics in this industry. Part II moves away from theory to highlight examples of how the products and structures of this discipline are effectively implemented in the real world. Along the way, you'll gain valuable knowledge regarding: Globalization and Islamic finance; The elements of Islamic wealth management; Sukuk--structures designed to bridge Islamic and conventional capital markets; An Islamic microfinance model and its role in poverty alleviation; Islamic finance in an almost postcrisis world; Shifting Islamic financial structures offshore; Islamic mortgages; Shari'ah-compliant investment in the United States; And much more.

• | Author: Karen Hunt-Ahmed
• | Publisher: Wiley
• | Publication Date: January 29, 2013
• | Number of Pages: 400 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1118180909
• | ISBN-13: 9781118180907