Islamic Financial Services in the United Kingdom
Seiten
2011
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7486-3997-7 (ISBN)
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7486-3997-7 (ISBN)
This book emphasises the ways in which UK examples of Islamic financial provision illustrate both the main characteristics of Islamic financial teaching and some key issues in the situation of British Muslims.
This is the first book-length study of Islamic financial services in the United Kingdom. It describes the ways in which British examples of Islamic financial provision illustrate both the main characteristics of Islamic financial teaching and some key issues in the situation of British Muslims. Coverage of the subject is comprehensive: there are chapters on the history of Islamic finance in the UK and on personal accounts, home purchase finance, the equivalents of personal loans and insurance, investment, commercial funding and the relatively new bond-like instruments of sukuk. The author's approach is broadly sympathetic to the general spirit and aims of the Islamic financial tradition but critical of some of its manifestations in practice. The book is especially topical at present, following the crisis in the UK banking industry and the unprecedented level of public debate about the appropriate aims and techniques of the financial markets. Some commentators have recently expressed disappointment that Islamic finance in the UK has failed to live up to the high expectations surrounding it. This book attempts to give a balanced account of the sector's strengths and weaknesses.
This is the first book-length study of Islamic financial services in the United Kingdom. It describes the ways in which British examples of Islamic financial provision illustrate both the main characteristics of Islamic financial teaching and some key issues in the situation of British Muslims. Coverage of the subject is comprehensive: there are chapters on the history of Islamic finance in the UK and on personal accounts, home purchase finance, the equivalents of personal loans and insurance, investment, commercial funding and the relatively new bond-like instruments of sukuk. The author's approach is broadly sympathetic to the general spirit and aims of the Islamic financial tradition but critical of some of its manifestations in practice. The book is especially topical at present, following the crisis in the UK banking industry and the unprecedented level of public debate about the appropriate aims and techniques of the financial markets. Some commentators have recently expressed disappointment that Islamic finance in the UK has failed to live up to the high expectations surrounding it. This book attempts to give a balanced account of the sector's strengths and weaknesses.
Elaine Housby completed a PhD on the subject of Islamic finance in Britain at the Open University, after previously obtaining degrees involving varying combinations of politics, history, religion and Arabic. She likes to think that this gives her an unusually wide perspective, and hopes to continue research and writing on aspects of these subjects as well as maintaining her interest in the development of alternative forms of finance.
Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. History of Islamic Financial Services in the UK; 3. Personal Accounts; 4. Personal Finance; 5. Home Finance; 6. Takaful; 7. Investments and Wealth Management; 8. Sukuk; 9. Business Finance; Conclusion; Glossary and Abbreviations; Index.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 26.1.2011 |
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Reihe/Serie | Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance |
Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien |
Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung | |
Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Finanzwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7486-3997-7 / 0748639977 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7486-3997-7 / 9780748639977 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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