Islam and the path to human and economic development

Author(s)

• Mirakhor, Abbas
• Askari, Hossein

Bibliographic Information

Islam and the path to human and economic development

Abbas Mirakhor and Hossein Askari

Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-218) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book briefly surveys the evolution of the Western concept of development, recognizing the wider dimensions of human and economic development and the role of institutions and rules, which has moved toward the vision and the path of development envisaged in Islam.

Table of Contents

The Evolution of the Western Concept of Development Development as Human Wellbeing The Foundational Elements of Development in Islam The Dimensions of Development in Islam The Institutional Structure of Development in Islam

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Details

• NCID: BB04282798
• ISBN:
  • 9780230103887
• LCCN: 2009049010
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 224 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BP173.25
  • DC22 : 338.90088/297
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Islamic sociology
  • LCSH : Economic development -- Religious aspects -- Islam
  • LCSH : Economics -- Religious aspects -- Islam
  • LCSH : Islam -- Economic aspects