The Law of Riba in Islamic Banking

ISBN-13: 9781032631516 / Twarda / 2024 / 256 str.

Opis

The issue of riba i.e., interest/the ‘excess’ or ‘surplus’ on loans is crucial for both Islamic and non-Islamic countries. This book argues that there is scope for new definitions and analysis based on alternative concepts, which respect Islamic values and principles, yet pave the way for modification and debate.

Spis treści

Introduction Part I: Theoretical Chapters on Riba, the ‘Excess’ 1. Why Does Islamic Finance Reject Interest? 2. The Prohibition of 'Riba’ in Islam and its Elimination Through Islamic Financing 3. Is There a 'Divine' Definition of Riba & its Scope in the Holy Quran? 4. Islamic 'Interest-free' Bonds - How Islamic are they? Part II: President Erdogan's patented 'NAS'-policy and its consequences 5. The NAS is there! President Erdogan’s economic instrument to fight Inflation 6. The Effects of the New Economic Model on Banking Sector Profitability in Turkey 7. Empirical Evaluation of President Erdogan's Interest Rate Policy 8. An Analysis of the Relationship between Foreign Exchange Rate Protected Deposit Implementation and Exchange Rates 9.  Women in the Turkish Labor Market 

O autorze

Hasan Gürak is a Senior Researcher at the School of Economics and Management, University of Lund, Sweden.

Neelambar Hatti is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economic History, School of Economics and Management, University of Lund, Sweden.