Moving Beyond Rhetoric: Can Islamic Banking become Mainstream in Pakistan

Mamoon, Dawood (2017): Moving Beyond Rhetoric: Can Islamic Banking become Mainstream in Pakistan.

Abstract

Challenging economic theory that is developed at micro level is a common practice among macro-economic behaviors of conventional economic system. In this context the paper analyses Islamic banking that tries to bring an interest free financial system. The paper explains the circumstances that may lead to a universal application of Islamic banking in Pakistan. This is done after presenting a detailed discussion on the rational for conventional banking.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Islamic Banking, Capitalism, Islamic Economics, Interest Rates
• Subjects: B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B2 - History of Economic Thought since 1925; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B2 - History of Economic Thought since 1925 > B26 - Financial Economics; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B3 - History of Economic Thought: Individuals

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