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 use around the world by providing a helpful paradigm for crafting global financial reforms. Demonstrating how Islamic finance can successfully expand its array of risk sharing instruments, for example issuing government shares to finance development projects and placing limits on short sales and leveraging, the book makes a compelling case for thinking outside the box to redevelop a vibrant stock market. <ul>
<li>Provides analysis of the comparative historical, theoretical, and empirical investigation of risk management in both the conventional and the Islamic-type financial systems</li> <li>Explores the benefits and the implications of introducing Islamic finance around the world and explains how wider reliance on risk sharing can be implemented</li> <li>Establishes a connection between the flawed contemporary Western system of capitalist finance and the ancient, traditional forms of risk-sharing prevalent in Islamic finance</li> </ul>
 Offering a timely look at financial reform, Risk Sharing in Finance draws on the expertise of author Zamir Iqbal of the World Bank, along with a host of co-authors Abbas Mirakhor, Hossein Askari, and Noureddine Krichene to present a new form of financial reform.

Risk Sharing in Finance

Business & Money

Askari

Iqbal

Krichene

Finance

John Wiley&Sons

After learning about the kidnapping of his mother and children, SONNY is furious. With the BLOOD OF A BOSS running through his veins, even prison bars can't stop him from retaliating with no regard for human life. But who deserves his smoke? Is it his most fierce enemy, the YBM? Or someone in Sonny's same bloodline?The streets have seen nothing like HEEMY, the young shooter who is sent to carry out murder and mayhem in Sonny's absence. Will Heemy be strong enough to hold it down in his big homie's absence? Or will the drama from the YBM, with GRIP lurking in the shadows, be too much for the young hitter to handle?The wolves of The Roundtable are thirsty for blood. Their motivation is power, and their method is body snatching. They each have a master plan, and Grip is no different. But what he never anticipates is that his secret ally, MADAM FRANÇOIS, has a plan of her own.When perceived loyalty turns out to be a farce, the game becomes violently unpredictable and blood will flow non-stop. Which side can withstand the bloodletting once the bodies begin to drop?

Blood of a Boss 5: Blood in my Eyes

Literature & Fiction

United States

Independently published

Gain deeper insight into the principles and theory of Islamic economics Introduction to Islamic Economics: Theory and Application provides an overview of the organizing principles and fundamentals of an Islamic economy. With deep discussion of the characteristics, rationale, key institutions, objectives, and instruments at work, the book addresses the core economic principles underlying a system based on the foundational teachings of Islam, and examines the implications for economic policies. Social welfare, economic justice, market functionality, efficiency, and equity are explored from an Islamic perspective, and the role and instruments of fiscal and monetary policy in Islamic systems are used to illustrate contemporary applications. Universities around the globe are offering courses on Islamic economics and finance, but despite the industry's rapid growth, most research has been focused on the financial principles rather than underlying economic principles. The first book of its kind, Introduction to Islamic Economics brings all the key concepts together into one reference volume. By outlining the ways in which Islamic finance and Islamic economics interrelate, this book can help readers to: <ul>
<li>Develop an understanding of the Islamic economic system and its institutional scaffolding</li> <li>Differentiate between the major characteristics of the dominant conventional economy and one based on the fundamental sources of Islam</li> <li>Understand the conditions that must be met for a just, well-balanced, stable, and growing economy</li> <li>Clarify the role of State, public policy, and risk-sharing in the Islamic financial system</li> </ul>
The Islamic financial system is expanding quickly, and those looking to increase their relevance in a changing economic landscape must get up to speed. Introduction to Islamic Economics provides a comprehensive overview of underlying economic system offering a deeper understanding of the feature of the system. This book is an excellent complement to Introduction to Islamic Finance, 2E by Iqbal and Mirakhor.

Introduction to Islamic Econom (Wiley Finance)

Mirakhor

Economics

After his powerful, drug dealing family falls victim to the very thing that once helped them dominate Philadelphia's tough underworld, SONTINO "SONNY" MORENO found himself trapped in the slums of North Philly. Now, at the age of 23, his sole ambition is to lock down the streets of Philly and reclaim the power and glory his estranged father once possessed. Unfortunately, the only thing standing in his way is the grandfather he never knew existed. As Sonny begins his bloody rise to prominence, the concept of family falls by the wayside and murder reigns supreme. Love turns to hate and some who claim to be loyal commit indelible acts of treason. Will Sonny's bloodline be the cause of his success or the root of his downfall? Either way, the streets of Philly will never be the same.

Blood of a Boss

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

With GRIP out of the country and MOOK's empire in the palm of his hand, SONNY quickly rises to the top of Philadelphia's underworld. But as Sonny struggles to find a balance between the streets and his family, a whirlwind of tragic events nearly brings him to his knees. An old friend becomes a new enemy and he realizes nothing or no one is safe, not even his own family. Grip returns to America and he is determined to settle an old score with the Italians in South Philly, but the feds are watching his every move and they're anxious to do whatever it takes to bring him down. In the midst of the non-stop drama, an unforeseen enemy declares war on the entire Moreno family, rocking them to the core. Will Sonny and Grip put their differences aside and come together to form a united front? Or will a house divided come crashing down?

Blood of a Boss II: The Streets Is Watching

After the ambush at EASY’s funeral, SONNY realizes that nothing appears to be what it seems. His closest allies turn out to be his worst enemies and with the deck stacked against him, he has two options: Avenge the murder of the man who raised him. Or take sides with the man who killed him. GRIP is the ultimate puppet master and after two years of trying to make Sonny the boss of The Moreno Family, he finally has the younger Moreno exactly where he wants him. But when his empire is threatened with a sin from the past, he’s willing to do whatever it takes to rectify the wrong, even if he has to shed THE BLOOD OF A BOSS, his own grandson.

Blood of a Boss III

Nook Press

After his powerful, drug dealing family falls victim to the very thing that once helped them dominate Philadelphia's tough underworld, SONTINO "SONNY" MORENO found himself trapped in the slums of North Philly.  Now, at the age of 23, his sole ambition is to lock down the streets of Philly and reclaim the power and glory his estranged father once possessed. Unfortunately, the only thing standing in his way is the grandfather he never knew existed.  As Sonny begins his bloody rise to prominence, the concept of family falls by the wayside and murder reigns supreme. Love turns to hate and some who claim to be loyal commit indelible acts of treason. Will Sonny's bloodline be the cause of his success or the root of his downfall? Either way, the streets of Philly will never be the same.

Blood of a Boss: The Moreno Family

Lock Down Publications

With GRIP out of the country and MOOK's empire in the palm of his hand, SONNY quickly rises to the top of Philadelphia's underworld. But as Sonny struggles to find a balance between the streets and his family, a whirlwind of tragic events nearly brings him to his knees. An old friend becomes a new enemy and he realizes nothing or no one is safe, not even his own family. Grip returns to America and he is determined to settle an old score with the Italians in South Philly, but the feds are watching his every move and they're anxious to do whatever it takes to bring him down. In the midst of the non-stop drama, an unforeseen enemy declares war on the entire Moreno family, rocking them to the core. Will Sonny and Grip put their differences aside and come together to form a united front? Or will a house divided come crashing down?

Blood of a Boss 2: The Streets is Watching

After the ambush at EASY's funeral, SONNY realizes that nothing appears to be what it seems. His closest allies turn out to be his worst enemies and with the deck stacked against him, he has two options: Avenge the murder of the man who raised him. Or take sides with the man who killed him. GRIP is the ultimate puppet master and after two years of trying to make Sonny the boss of The Moreno Family, he finally has the younger Moreno exactly where he wants him. But when his empire is threatened with a sin from the past, he's willing to do whatever it takes to rectify the wrong, even if he has to shed THE BLOOD OF A BOSS, his own grandson.

Blood of a Boss 3

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Risk Sharing in Finance

Blood of a Boss 5: Blood in my Eyes

Introduction to Islamic Econom (Wiley Finance)

Blood of a Boss

Blood of a Boss II: The Streets Is Watching

Blood of a Boss III

Blood of a Boss

Blood of a Boss: The Moreno Family

Blood of a Boss 2: The Streets is Watching

Blood of a Boss 3