Risk Sharing in Finance

by Noureddine Krichene, Zamir Iqbal, Hossein Askari

How the Islamic finance approach to risk can serve as a model for global reform

The recent U.S. financial debacle has affected the entire world and led to major reviews of risk management in financial institutions. Perhaps a simpler alternative is just to adopt the systems used for centuries in Islamic finance. Risk Sharing in Finance expounds upon this novel idea, suggesting that the Islamic financial system can be developed for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470829664
• ISBN13: 9780470829660
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"