An introduction to Islamic finance
Subtitle: theory and practice
By: Zamir Iqbal & Abbas Mirakhor.
Contributors: Mirakhor, Abbas.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (Asia)
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780470821886
Subjects: Finance -- Islamic countries; Finance -- Religious aspects -- Islam; Financial institutions -- Islamic countries
Notes: Includes glossary of Arabic terms.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-325) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The economic system; title: Financial contracting and riba (interest); title: Financial instruments; title: Financial intermediation; title: The Islamic financial system; title: Islamic financial services industry; title: Capital markets; title: Financial engineering; title: Risk management of Islamic financial institutions; title: Regulation of Islamic financial institutions; title: Corporate governance; title: Globalization and challenges for Islamic finance.