Islam and Economic Development - Hardcover

Chapra, M. Umer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8174355642 ISBN 13: 9788174355645

Publisher: Adam Publishers & Distributors, 2008

Synopsis

Dr. M. Umer Chapra is Research Advisor at the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Jeddah. Prior to this position, he worked at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), Riyadh, for nearly 35 years, retiring as Senior Economic Advisor. He has also taught as Assistant and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin (Platteville), as Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, as Senior Economist and Associate Editor of the Pakistan Development Review at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, and as Reader (Associate Professor) at the Central Institute of Islamic Research (Pakistan). He has received a number of awards, including the Islamic Development Bank Award for Islamic Economics, and the King Faisal International Award for Islamic Studies. His Other Books Include Future Of Economics By Umer Chapra Islamic Foundation Muslim Civilization: The Causes of Decline and Need for Reform The Islamic Vision of Development in Light of Maqasid Al-Shari'a

Edition details

• Publisher: Adam Publishers & Distributors
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8174355642
• ISBN 13: 9788174355645
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250