Islamic and Ethical Finance in the United Kingdom.

What exactly is ethical finance? Is Islamic finance ethical? Is ethical finance Islamic? Islamic finance is routinely described as ethical. This reflects the fact that self-described 'ethical' finance is a large and growing sector of the market. It has a very positive image with which Isla...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Housby, Elaine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2013.
Colección:Edinburgh guides to Islamic finance.
Temas:
Finance > Religious aspects > Islam.
Finance > Moral and ethical aspects > Great Britain.
Finance > Islamic countries.
Finance > Great Britain.
Business ethics > Great Britain.
Morale des affaires > Grande-Bretagne.
Finances > Pays musulmans.
Finances > Grande-Bretagne.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
RELIGION > Islam > Rituals & Practice.
Finance
Finance > Moral and ethical aspects
Finance > Religious aspects > Islam
Great Britain
Islamic countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:What exactly is ethical finance? Is Islamic finance ethical? Is ethical finance Islamic? Islamic finance is routinely described as ethical. This reflects the fact that self-described 'ethical' finance is a large and growing sector of the market. It has a very positive image with which Islamic financial services seek to associate themselves. Yet the claim that 'Islamic' and 'ethical' are synonymous is rarely seriously examined, and nor is the claim that there exists a consistent and generally understood definition of 'ethical' practice. This book examines a wide range of financial institutions in the UK which fall broadly within the ethical sector, considering the nature of their principles and practices, and how they relate to Islamic models and to Muslim communities. Key Features. The first systematic comparison of the principles and functioning of Islamic and secular ethical financial services Includes case studies from retail banking, mutual associations such as building societies and credit unions, investment funds, high interest lenders and debt counselling, social enterprise, charities and the wider phenomenon of ethical consumerism Provides a comparison of Christian thought and secular ethical financial services with the Islamic tradition Uses the UK as a case study due to its well-developed 'ethical' and Islamic financial services sectors
Descripción Física:1 online resource (209 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780748648979
0748648976
9781299863347
1299863345
9780748676828
0748676821

Ejemplares similares