Islam and the Path to Human and Economic Development

by Abbas Mirakhor, Hossein Askari, H. Askari

Book Overview

This book briefly surveys the evolution of the Western concept of development, recognizing the wider dimensions of human and economic development and the role of institutions and rules, which has moved toward the vision and the path of development envisaged in Islam, emphasizing human solidarity, belonging, wellbeing, sharing, concern for others, basic human entitlements, and modest living. The goal is to explain the basis and network of rules for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B077Z5FF5X
• ISBN13: 9781137543875
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"