Role of the State in the Economy AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
Set against a background of collapsing state-managed economies, Muhammad Nejatullah Siddiqi argues against an exclusive reliance on the market and for Islam's moderate alternative. Islam orients economic agents toward ethical conduct and socially responsible behavior. Within a framework of esse...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leicester
Islamic Foundation
©1996
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| Series: | Islamic economics series
20 |
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Add Tag | Summary: | Set against a background of collapsing state-managed economies, Muhammad Nejatullah Siddiqi argues against an exclusive reliance on the market and for Islam's moderate alternative. Islam orients economic agents toward ethical conduct and socially responsible behavior. Within a framework of essential freedoms, the potential of state intervention to ameliorate moral and market failure is explored. The internalization of moral values and social concern, however, minimizes the need for state intervention, which retains a place within the Islamic system. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 168 pages 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-163) and index |
| ISBN: | 0860372510 0860372529 |
Some aspects of the Islamic economy