This book assesses the capabilities of an Islamic approach in aiding self-organisation by examining the case of the occupied Palestinian territories in conjunction with a comparative analysis of four other nations. Three main mechanisms of Islamic development are explored; finance, microfinance and charity. Identifying the need to recognise the non-linear nature of societal interaction at the individual, community and state levels, the book uses complexity theory to better understand development. It assesses the role of Islamic development at macro and micro levels and identifies issues with rigid and hierarchical policy making.
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| Terminology |
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| Introduction |
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Understanding `development' |
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Understanding complexity and development |
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Introducing Islam, complexity and development |
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8 | (5) |
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Understanding Islam, complexity, development and the occupied Palestinian territories |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (6) |
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1 The practicality of Islamic mechanisms |
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23 | (6) |
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29 | (8) |
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37 | (7) |
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44 | (5) |
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2 Comparative studies: Iran and Egypt |
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Iran: defying the status quo but strengthening rigidity |
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49 | (8) |
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Egypt: consistency through rigidity |
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57 | (9) |
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66 | (5) |
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3 Comparative studies: Malaysia and Lebanon |
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Malaysia: complexity emerging? |
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71 | (8) |
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Lebanon: on the edge of chaos |
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79 | (8) |
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87 | (7) |
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4 The occupied Palestinian territories |
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94 | (33) |
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96 | (12) |
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Present: state building in the oPt 2008--2012 |
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108 | (10) |
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118 | (9) |
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5 Islamic finance in the oPt |
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127 | (17) |
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The Palestinian financial sector |
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127 | (3) |
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130 | (3) |
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Islamic finance and banking in the West Bank |
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133 | (7) |
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140 | (4) |
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6 Islamic microfinance in the oPt |
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144 | (12) |
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Conditions for Islamic microfinance |
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145 | (2) |
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Islamic microfinance in the West Bank |
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147 | (5) |
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152 | (4) |
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7 Zakat and Islamic charities in the West Bank |
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156 | (23) |
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Securitisation of Islamic charities in the West Bank |
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158 | (4) |
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162 | (1) |
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Effect on Islamic charities and society |
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163 | (3) |
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Case study: Nablus Islamic charitable sector |
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166 | (7) |
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173 | (6) |
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179 | (8) |
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Islamic development mechanisms |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (2) |
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184 | (3) |
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Stephen Royle is an experienced analyst based in the Middle East. He has previously been an advisor to the Palestinian Prime Minister. Stephen obtained his PhD from the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, at the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom
