Thirty Years of Islamic Banking [electronic resource] : History, Performance and Prospects /
Iqbal, M.author.
Molyneux, P.author.
This text explains how Islamic banking works and what it offers as an alternative model of financial intermediation. Important questions addressed include: Why Islamic banking started and where it is going? Who are the main players at present and whom it will attract in future? What are its strengths and weaknesses? Will Islamic banks survive in highly competitive and globalized financial markets? What are their prospects and potentials? How does the relative performance and efficiency of Islamic banks compare to conventional banks?
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Boxes; Preface; Glossary of Arabic Terms; List of Abbreviations; About the Authors; 1 Introduction; 2 Theoretical Foundations of Islamic Banking; 3 Development of the Islamic Banking Model; 4 History and Growth of Islamic Banking and Finance; 5 The Performance of Islamic Banks; 6 Efficiency in Islamic Banking; 7 Challenges Facing Islamic Banking; 8 Islamic Banking in the Twenty-First Century; 9 Some Areas for Further Research in Islamic Banking and Finance; 10 Summary and Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-165) and index.
This text explains how Islamic banking works and what it offers as an alternative model of financial intermediation. Important questions addressed include: Why Islamic banking started and where it is going? Who are the main players at present and whom it will attract in future? What are its strengths and weaknesses? Will Islamic banks survive in highly competitive and globalized financial markets? What are their prospects and potentials? How does the relative performance and efficiency of Islamic banks compare to conventional banks?
Ethnology-Middle East .
Business enterprises-Finance.
Banks and banking.
Finance.
Middle Eastern Culture.
Business Finance.
Banking.
Finance, general.