Islamic Finance – Risk, Stability and Growth

Edited by Mehmet Asutay Edited by Abdullah Turkistani

Book cover: Islamic Finance – Risk, Stability and Growth

Extent: 348 pages

Publisher: Gerlach Press

Subjects: Business & Economics, Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(February 2016)

ISBN: 9783940924162

Price: $191.00

In stock

The studies in this volume focus on examples in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to provide empirical analysis of the risk aspects of Islamic finance, to test its stability, identify its growth trajectories, and measure its impact on economic growth.


In response to the recent global financial crisis, Islamic finance, as a religiously authentic proposition, has shown resilience throuh its inherited principles such as risk sharing and the avoidance of speculation. Such approaches have provided stability, which in turn has brought unprecedented growth to the sector. The studies in this volume focus on examples in the GCC countries to provide empirical analysis of the risk aspects of Islamic finance, to test its stability, identify its growth trajectories, and measure its impact on economic growth.

  • Edited by Mehmet Asutay
  • Edited by Abdullah Turkistani