(Paperback)
Author: Munawar Iqbal
Publisher: The Islamic Foundation
Pages: 384
Publication Year: 1988
Contains some of the papers presented to the Second International Conference on Islamic Economics held in Islamabad in 1983. Reflects Muslim thinking on some of the most important contemporary economic issues.
About the Author� Dr. Munawar Iqbal
Born 1950� Pakistan. M.A. (Economics) degree from McMaster University. Ph.D. from Simon Fraser University, Canada.
He has worked as Senior Research Economist, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad; Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad; Director, International Institute of Islamic Economics, Islamabad; and Economic Adviser, Al-Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation, Saudi Arabia, before joining IRTI.
He has published more than thirty research papers and books on Islamic economics and banking. Some of his recent publications include: Islamic Banking and Finance: New Perspectives on Profit Sharing and Risk (2002) (co-ed.); Islamic Banking and Finance: Current Developments in Theory and Practice (2001); Islamic Banking: Answers to Some Frequently Asked Questions (2001) (co-ed.), Occasional Paper