Author : Munawar Iqbal
Dr. Munawar Iqbal is currently Chief of the Islamic Banking and Finance Division, Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah. He studied Economics at Punjab University, Lahore (MA 1972), McMaster University, Canada (MA 11976) and Simon Fraser University, Canada (Ph.D 1979). He taught Economics at Simon Fraser University and worked as Senior Research Economist, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad; Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad and Director, International Institute of Islamic Economics, Islamabad. He has published more than 2o research papers and has edited several books on Islamic Economics and Banking and is also the Editor of the Islamic Economic Studies of IRTI. Islamic Economic Institutions and the Elimination of Poverty is the second of the two volumes based on papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Islamic Economics and Banking held at Loughborough University, UK, during August 13-15, 2ooo. The book highlights the Islamic approach towards poverty elimination and the role played by some built-in institutions of the Islamic system in this respect. Papers included in the volume point out that Islamic institutions such as zakah, elimination of riba, awqaf, takaful, irfaq etc., play an important role in reducing poverty levels and improving income distribution. While each of these institutions can make a significant contribution towards the goal of poverty elimination, the combined impact of all will be much greater than their additive impact. The book presents both theoretical and empirical evidence to highlight the role of these important institutional arrangements in poverty elimination.
Size : 21x15 / 8 x 6 inches
Weight : 455 gm / 1.00 lbs
Pages : 310
Binding : Paper Back