Mervyn K. Lewis, Emeritus Professor, University of South Australia and Emeritus Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and Latifa M. Algaoud, formerly Chief of Training and Development, Ministry of Finance and National Economy, Bahrain

'Islamic Banking is an outstanding example of collaboration among Muslim and non-Muslim scholars interested in integrating 'Western-based literature with that developed in the Islamic tradition.' . . . The book is a noteworthy addition to the literature on Islamic banking and finance, for its inclusion of modern intermediation and corporate governance analysis in Islamic banking sets it apart from other available books.'

• Contents: Foreword 1. An Introduction to Islamic Banking 2. Islamic Law 3. The Basis of Islamic Banking 4. Islamic Banking and Financial Intermediation 5. Islamic Financial Systems 6. Islamic Banking in Mixed Systems 7. Corporate Governance in Islamic Banking 8. Islamic and Christian Attitudes to Usury 9. Directions in Islamic Finance 10. Conclusions References Index

Mervyn K. Lewis, Emeritus Professor, University of South Australia and Emeritus Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and Latifa M. Algaoud, formerly Chief of Training and Development, Ministry of Finance and National Economy, Bahrain

'Islamic Banking is an outstanding example of collaboration among Muslim and non-Muslim scholars interested in integrating 'Western-based literature with that developed in the Islamic tradition.' . . . The book is a noteworthy addition to the literature on Islamic banking and finance, for its inclusion of modern intermediation and corporate governance analysis in Islamic banking sets it apart from other available books.'

• Contents: Foreword 1. An Introduction to Islamic Banking 2. Islamic Law 3. The Basis of Islamic Banking 4. Islamic Banking and Financial Intermediation 5. Islamic Financial Systems 6. Islamic Banking in Mixed Systems 7. Corporate Governance in Islamic Banking 8. Islamic and Christian Attitudes to Usury 9. Directions in Islamic Finance 10. Conclusions References Index

Mervyn K. Lewis, Emeritus Professor, University of South Australia and Emeritus Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and Latifa M. Algaoud, formerly Chief of Training and Development, Ministry of Finance and National Economy, Bahrain

'Islamic Banking is an outstanding example of collaboration among Muslim and non-Muslim scholars interested in integrating 'Western-based literature with that developed in the Islamic tradition.' . . . The book is a noteworthy addition to the literature on Islamic banking and finance, for its inclusion of modern intermediation and corporate governance analysis in Islamic banking sets it apart from other available books.'

• Contents: Foreword 1. An Introduction to Islamic Banking 2. Islamic Law 3. The Basis of Islamic Banking 4. Islamic Banking and Financial Intermediation 5. Islamic Financial Systems 6. Islamic Banking in Mixed Systems 7. Corporate Governance in Islamic Banking 8. Islamic and Christian Attitudes to Usury 9. Directions in Islamic Finance 10. Conclusions References Index