Part I – Islamic Finance, Financial Inclusion, and Economic Development
Islamic Finance and Economic Development / Volker Nienhaus
The Role of Islamic Finance in Development / Neil D. Miller
Finance and Development in Islam / Rasem N. Kayed and M. Kabir Hassan
This volume is a selection of 11 papers presented (out of over 30 papers) at the Ninth Harvard University Forum on Islamic Forum sponsored by the Islamic Finance Project at Harvard Law School. The main theme of the Forum, Building Bridges Across Financial Communities sought to explore these opportunities: what lessons on social responsibility can organizations find in Islamic finance and other faith traditions? What can conventional banks and Islamic financial institutions learn from each other, particularly after the financial crisis.
Part I: Innovation and Authenticity
Innovation and Authenticity: A Keynote Speech / Robert C. Merton
Innovation and Authenticity in Islamic Finance / M. Umer Chapra
Theory of Higher Objectives of Islamic Law vis-a-vis Islamic Finance / Mansoor Shakil
Authenticity of Islamic Finance in Light of the Principle of Daman / Abdurrahman Habil
This book is the second publication of the Islamic Finance Project. It includes a selection of 12 papers presented at the Seventh Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance on the topic, "Integrating Islamic Finance into the Mainstream: Regulation, Standardization, and Transparency." Followed by a preface by the Editor and an Introduction by Ibrahim Warde, the book is divided into four parts. The first part concerns regulator dilemmas. The second part discusses religious, legal, economic, and political perspectives, covering retail finance in Europe as well.
The Sixth Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance was held from May 8-9 2004. This book is a compilation of selected writings that were originally presented at this forum. It is divided into four broad sections, with an introduction by Clement M. Henry, Professor of Government and Middle Easter Studies at the University of Texas (Austin). The first section is an introduction to the challenges of regulation within Islamic finance, and deals with moral hazard in Islamic finance.