Why Islamic Institutions Function Best in The West

The gist of this paper is that the once superb Islamic institutions of the past nowadays function best in the West but stagnate in their very birthplace. I argue that this is because pre-conditions referred to in this paper are not available in the latter. Ever since the 1960s, too much hope has bee...

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Main Author: Murat Çizakça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: İLKE İlim Kültür Eğitim Vakfı 2020-08-01
Series:Türkiye İslam İktisadı Dergisi
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Online Access:https://tujise.org/content/6-issues/14-7-2/a146/7_2_-23-37.pdf
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description The gist of this paper is that the once superb Islamic institutions of the past nowadays function best in the West but stagnate in their very birthplace. I argue that this is because pre-conditions referred to in this paper are not available in the latter. Ever since the 1960s, too much hope has been placed on Islamic finance with hardly any attention been paid to these pre-conditions. Unless this emphasis is radically altered, Islamic finance, no matter how well designed, would have only a marginal impact on the sustained economic growth of Islamic countries.
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spelling doaj-art-ebf28f1b095948d18b1e5a802242fa562025-01-03T01:44:10ZengİLKE İlim Kültür Eğitim VakfıTürkiye İslam İktisadı Dergisi2148-38092020-08-0172173110.26414/A146Why Islamic Institutions Function Best in The WestMurat Çizakça0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2169-506XKTO Karatay UniversityThe gist of this paper is that the once superb Islamic institutions of the past nowadays function best in the West but stagnate in their very birthplace. I argue that this is because pre-conditions referred to in this paper are not available in the latter. Ever since the 1960s, too much hope has been placed on Islamic finance with hardly any attention been paid to these pre-conditions. Unless this emphasis is radically altered, Islamic finance, no matter how well designed, would have only a marginal impact on the sustained economic growth of Islamic countries.https://tujise.org/content/6-issues/14-7-2/a146/7_2_-23-37.pdfwaqfsuniversitiessustained economic growthislamic banksparliamentary democracyfreedom of thought and its expression
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Why Islamic Institutions Function Best in The West
Türkiye İslam İktisadı Dergisi
waqfs
universities
sustained economic growth
islamic banks
parliamentary democracy
freedom of thought and its expression
title Why Islamic Institutions Function Best in The West
title_full Why Islamic Institutions Function Best in The West
title_fullStr Why Islamic Institutions Function Best in The West
title_full_unstemmed Why Islamic Institutions Function Best in The West
title_short Why Islamic Institutions Function Best in The West
title_sort why islamic institutions function best in the west
topic waqfs
universities
sustained economic growth
islamic banks
parliamentary democracy
freedom of thought and its expression
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