Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I. Methodology of economics from the maqasid perspective; 1. Economics of maqasid; 2. Economic exchange and utility theory; 3. Non-market economics and maqasid equitable public policy; Part II. Legitimate economic exchange and productive organisation; 4. Trade versus usury; 5. Principles of economic exchange and the nature of money; 6. Economic organisation and factor productivity; Part III. Market imperfections; 7. Sources and treatment of market imperfection; 8. Lessons from sales usury on market imperfection; Bibliography; Index.

About the Author

Seif Ibrahim Tag el-Din is Professor of Economics at Imam University, Saudi Arabia.

Reviews

The book reflects the author's vast reading knowledge in both economics and the Shari'ah...invaluable--Hylmun Izhar, Islamic Development Bank, Saudi Arabia "Muslim World Book Review, Volume 34, Issue 2, Winter 2014 "