How Long to Read Islam And Mammonthe Economic Predicaments Of Islamism

How Long Does it Take to Read Islam And Mammonthe Economic Predicaments Of Islamism?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 20 minutes to read Islam And Mammonthe Economic Predicaments Of Islamism by Timur Kuran

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The doctrine of Islamic economics entered Islamic discourses in the mid-twentieth century. Since then it has pursued the goal of restructuring economies according to perceived Islamic teachings. Beyond its most visible practical achievement the establishment of Islamic banks meant to avoid interest it has promoted Islamic norms of economic behaviour and founded redistribution systems modelled after early Islamic fiscal practices.In this bold and timely critique, Timur Kuran argues that the doctrine of Islamic economics is simplistic, incoherent, and largely irrelevant to present economic challenges. Observing that few Muslims take it seriously, he also finds that its practical applications have had no discernible effects on efficiency, growth, or poverty reduction. Why, then, has Islamic economics enjoyed any appeal at all? His answer is that its real purpose has not been economic improvement but cultivation of a distinct Islamic identity to resist cultural globalization.The Islamic subeconomies that have sprung up across the Islamic world are commonly viewed as manifestations of Islamic economics. In reality, Kuran demonstrates, they emerged to meet the economic aspirations of socially marginalized groups. The Islamic enterprises that form these subeconomies provide advancement opportunities to the disadvantaged. By enhancing interpersonal trust, they also facilitate intra-group transactions.These findings raise the question of whether there exist links between Islam and economic performance. Exploring these links in relation to the long-unsettled question of why the Islamic world became under-developed, Kuran identifies several pertinent social mechanisms, some beneficial to economic development, others harmful.Timur Kuran is Professor of Economics and Law, and King Faisal Professor of Islamic Thought and Culture, at the University of Southern California. His books include Private Truths, Public Lies. What is Islamic banking? What is Islamic economics? Islam and Mammon . . . sets out the genesis of these ideas and criticizes, severely but still sympathetically, both the performance and the underlying logic of this Islamic approach to economic activity. L. Carl Brown, Foreign Affairs [A] first-rate analysis. . . . It is refreshing to see a work that stands apart from the mishmash of cultural relativism of Islamophiles and the ideological warfare of the Islamophobes. Sohrab Behdad, Denison University

How long is Islam And Mammonthe Economic Predicaments Of Islamism?

Islam And Mammonthe Economic Predicaments Of Islamism by Timur Kuran is 196 pages long, and a total of 50,176 words.

This makes it 66% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Islam And Mammonthe Economic Predicaments Of Islamism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Islam And Mammonthe Economic Predicaments Of Islamism aloud.

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Islam And Mammonthe Economic Predicaments Of Islamism is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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