Risk sharing in finance : the Islamic finance alternative /

• Main Author: Askari, Hossein (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte. Ltd., 2012.
• Series: Wiley finance series.
• Subjects: Finance > Islamic countries.; Finance > Religious aspects > Islam.; Financial services industry > Risk management > Islamic countries.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter
• The History and Causes of Financial Crises. A Brief History of Financial Crises and Proposed Reforms
• Financialization and the Decoupling: Recoupling Hypotheses
• Risk Sharing and the Islamic Paradigm. A Brief History of Risk: Sharing Finance
• Risk Sharing and the Islamic Finance Paradigm
• Risk Sharing in the Islamic Financial System: The Building Blocks
• Risk Sharing and Vibrant Capital Markets in Islamic Finance
• Portfolio Theory and Asset Pricing
• Complementary Role of Intermediaries and Markets in Promoting Risk Sharing
• Moving Forward. Enhanced Access to Finance, Social Welfare, and Economic Development under a Risk-Sharing System
• The Role of Institutions and Governance in Risk Sharing
• Gaps between the Theory and Practice of Islamic Finance
• Concluding Remarks.