The financial policies of the productive enterprise in the Islamic economic system (Ph.D Thesis)

The establishment of Islamic financial institutions and other productive enterprises is a major step in the movement to create institutions based in Islamic law. This study outlines how the Islamic system functions, how it compares to other economic models, what effects the Islamic system might have for the financial policies of the enterprise and the prospects for its growth. This thesis provides a field study following the case study approach, focusing on Egypt. The thesis provides an empirical examination of the Islamic enterprise model with a view to evaluating its weaknesses and strengths. Various reasons suggest Egypt as a proper area of study, partly because both Islamic and non-Islamic enterprises operate freely in that country. This competition offers an opportunity to more effectively compare and evaluate the two systems.