An Islamic Perspective on Governance (New Horizons in Money and Finance)

An Islamic Perspective on Governance (New Horizons in Money and Finance) Summary:

Publisher: Edward Elgar | ISBN: 1847201385 | edition 2009 | PDF | 368 pages | 5,4 mb

`The authors have undertaken innovative research to examine the Islamic and contemporary western concepts, institutions, processes and traditions about governance: public, corporate, financial and fiscal. This study breathes fresh air into the debate on some of the critical issues of positive economics by exploring new linkages of governance with normative goals, ethical frameworks and egalitarian policy initiatives.'

- Khurshid Ahmad, Member Senate of Pakistan

The authors' starting point is that the Islamic perspective on governance and its differences from Western approaches requires an understanding of the basic tenets, philosophy and legal traditions of Islam. They develop the Islamic position on matters widely acknowledged as being under-researched in Islamic social enquiry, bringing a fresh and contemporary slant to governance issues by drawing insights from modern theory and practice, and combining them with classical and modern Muslim interpretations. Their analysis explicitly acknowledges self-interested behaviour, adding a public choice dimension to the limitations and workability of any governance arrangements.

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