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Thirty Years of Islamic Banking: History, Performance and Prospects

By Philip Molyneux , Munawar Iqbal

Book information

Year
2005
ISBN
1403943257, 9781403943255, 9780230503229
Open Library ID
OL22608943M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
681 kB (697597 bytes)
Pages
192\209
Topic
History
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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 the main players are at present and whom it will attract in future; what its strengths and weaknesses are; whether Islamic banks will survive in highly competitive and globalized financial markets; what their prospects and potentials are; and how the relative performance and efficiency of Islamic banks compares to conventional banks?

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