Islamic microfinance: an ethical alternative to poverty alleviation

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the potential of Islamic financing schemes for microfinancing purposes. Design/methodology/approach – The paper contends that Islamic finance has an important role to contribute for furthering socio-economic development of the poor and small (micro)...

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Main Author: Abdul Rahman, Abdul Rahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Group Publishing 2010
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/3159/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/3159/1/Islamic_microfinance_humanomics.pdf