Islamic Finance
Subtitle: Principles, Performance and Prospects
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Oct 07, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9783319309170
Description: This book demonstrates how the global market for Islamic financial services has shown strong growth in recent years and remarkable resilience during the global financial crisis. Drawing on a range of international perspectives from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Malaysia, Pakistan, Australia and Europe, this book explores the characteristics and performance of Islamic finance and banking and discusses future prospects. It offes a comprehensive theoretical framework for Shariah governance in Islamic financial institutions, explores Shariah-compliant equalities, as well as issues in productivity, technology and efficiency. It includes a number of comparative studies on Islamic and conventional banks, Islamic and conventional unit trusts, and Islamic and conventional banks' product mixes. The challenges and opportunities for the expansion of Islamic finance and banking into Europe are also explored through the contexts of the UK, Germany and Italy.
Notes: Source title: Islamic Finance: Principles, Performance and Prospects