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Islamic Economics: A Survey Of The Literature

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Islamic Economics: A Survey of the Literature
Zaman, Asad International Islamic University of Islamabad (IIUI)

June 2008

Online at http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/11024/ MPRA Paper No. 11024, posted 10. October 2008 / 14:39

Islamic Economics: A Survey of the Literature
Asad Zaman International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Islamic Economics: A Survey of the Literature
Asad Zaman International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Preprint of a survey prepared for Religion and Development Research Program Lead Research Institution: International Development Department, University of Birmingham

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Contents
Table of contents Acknowledgements Glossary of non-English words…………………………………………………………………. 1. Preface..................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Self-knowledge and knowledge of others ........................................................... 6 1.2 Contrasting historical experiences with religion.................................................. 7 1.3 The transition to secular thought and its consequences .................................... 8 1.4 The emergence of economics in Europe........................................................... 10 1.5 Outline of the paper ........................................................................................... 14 2 The origins of Islamic economics .......................................................................... 16 2.1 Historical roots of Islamic economics ................................................................ 16 2.2 Emergence of Islamic economics in the post-colonial era................................ 18 3. Fundamentals of an Islamic economic system ..................................................... 24 3.1 The Islamic view of human beings...