Islam and Economic Policy

Professor Wilson was the founder of the Islamic finance programme at Durham University in the United Kingdom where he continues to be an Emeritus Professor. He was a Visiting Professor at the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies in from 2009 untill 2012 and since 2013 has been an Emeritus Professor at the International Centre of Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Kuala Lumpur. Professor Wilson was awarded the IDB prize in Islamic banking in 2014 in recognition of his academic work on the subject.

• List of tables; Part 1: Ideas, themes and measures; 1. Economic philosophy from a Shari’ah perspective; 2. Microeconomic morality; 3. Fiscal policy choices to promote social justice; 4. Development policy; 5. International economic engagement; 6. Banking regulation, monetary policy and Islamic finance; Part 2. Country experiences; 7. Islam and economic modernisation in Turkey; 8. The Islamic Republic of Iran’s nationalist economic model; 9. The influence of the Muslim Brotherhood on Egypt’s economy; 10. Piety, inclusion and materialism in Saudi Arabia; 11. Faith and political economy in Pakistan and Bangladesh; 12. Asian versus Muslim identities in Malaysia and Indonesia; Postscript; Bibliography.

With pragmatic policy guidelines from an Islamic perspective - the product of professional analysis by one of the most senior writers in Islamic economics and finance - this book is a crucial addition to the shelves of libraries, desks of corporate CEOs and top policy-makers.