Overview
- Brings together in one collection research discussing major issues in Islamic finance that has an impact on the future prospects of Waqf management in socio-economic development in the context of Muslim majority as well as of non-Muslim countries
- Provides a thorough review of the decisive role of Waqf management to achieve socioeconomic development at organizational, national, and international levels
- Features a Waqf management framework of some of the emerging and dominant countries in the Muslim world
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Role of Waqf Management in Socio-Economic Development
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Waqf Management and Poverty Alleviation
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About this book
This book explores the various aspects of Waqf management in IsDB member countries/jurisdictions as well as in non-Muslim majority countries. Topics covered include Waqf regulation, its modernization and relationship to Maqasid Al-Shari’ah; performance of Waqf activities; time and activity-wise distribution of Waqf resource management; the antecedents and consequences of Waqf assets (both physical and cash); the strategies and models to promote Waqf-related activities for greater socio-economic development; good governance practices through the formulation of informed policies for Waqf projects; the confluence of Waqf, zakah, charity, and Islamic microfinance impacting socio-economic development and so on. Comprising different issues and perspectives adopted by various authors/researchers, the book is specifically designed to meet the needs of academics and industry practitioners in the field of Islamic finance to provide general and Shari’ah guidelines on the emerging issues withinthe subject.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Khalifa Mohamed Ali holds MA and PhD in Economics from Iowa State University, USA, where he taught Economics. He worked as assistant and associate professor of Economics at the United Arab Emirates University, UAE, and is currently a senior economist at the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).
M. Kabir Hassan is a Professor of Finance in the Department of Economics and Finance at the University of New Orleans, USA, where he currently holds two endowed Chairs—Hibernia Professor of Economics and Finance and Bank One Professor in Business. He was the University of Louisiana System’s outstanding faculty member for 2019. Dr. Hassan is the winner of the 2016 Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Prize in Islamic Banking and Finance.
Abd elrahman Elzahi Saaid Ali is a Senior Economist at the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Revitalization of Waqf for Socio-Economic Development, Volume I
Editors: Khalifa Mohamed Ali, M. Kabir Hassan, Abd elrahman Elzahi Saaid Ali
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18445-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-18444-5Published: 25 July 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-18447-6Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-18445-2Published: 15 July 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXII, 313
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour
Topics: Islamic Finance, Development Finance, Development Economics, Banking
Industry Sectors: Engineering, Finance, Business & Banking