This book places the study of Islamic Economics within the theme of its scientific nature and within the philosophical universality of Tawhid, and the generality and specifics of the issues of economics studied as a morally and socially embedded world-system. This work will become a landmark contribution to socio-scientific scholarship.

Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Arabic terms; 1 How to study Islamic economics as science in reference to the Qur'an and the Sunnah; 2 Ethics in Islamic economics; 3 Islamic economic methodology; 4 The Scope of Islamic economics; 5 The formulation of the Islamic economic model; 6 Islamic participatory instruments and the ethical dimensions; 7 The dual theories of consumer behaviour and markets; 8 Dual theories of the firm; 9 Macroeconomic theory in mainstream and Islamic economic perspectives; 10 Monetary, financial, and real economy issues in Islamic economics and comparative perspectives; 11 Fiscal policy in Islamic economy; 12 Theory of taxation in Islamic economy; 13 Public finance in Islam; 14 Mobilization of resources for Islamic economic development; 15 Development goals and strategies in Islamic economy; 16 Conclusion: What have we learnt? Quo vadis?; Index