Risk sharing in finance: the islamic finance alternative (hardback) (series: wiley finance)
The Islamic Finance Alternative
Wiley Finance Series

The arrival of Risk Sharing in Finance: The Islamic Finance Alternative with its alternative perspective on a financial system design to mitigate future financial crises could not have been better timed. We are still suffering from the perplexing 2008-2009 financial crisis of banking and credit risk, which has had a devastating impact on the United States, United Kingdom and Europe. In contrast to many proposed solutions, which have never been tested, this one draws on the considerable experience from the Islamic financial risk-sharing system. Whether prime researcher, experienced public policy maker or seasoned private-sector practitioner, the reader will find this a thought-provoking approach to address fundamental financial reform.

Robert C. Merton
Nobel Laureate in Economics, 1997
The School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management and University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University

Risk Sharing in Finance: The Islamic Finance Alternative portrays how finance should ideally be done in the Islamic world. An array of different forms of equity contract substitutes for debt. The authors give a new perspective on fundamental reform of our financial system, as they also give us a vision of a future, in which financial crises are very much muted, or, like smallpox, have become a scourge of the past.

George Akerlof
Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001
Koshland Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley

The recent financial crisis has highlighted the risks of excessive debt and leverage. Could a fully equity-based financial system offer a superior alternative? This thoughtful and provocative book argues that it would. Essential reading for those who want to understand how a completely Islamized financial system might work in practice.

Sir Andrew Crockett
Vice Chairman of JPMorgan Chase International, Member, The Group of Thirty, and Former Head of the Bank for International Settlement (BIS)

This is a beautifully written, crystal clear, and tremendously insightful book about what ails our financial system and how key features of Islamic finance could help. Every student of finance can and should learn from this financial gem.

Laurence J. Kotlikoff
Author, Jimmy Stewart Is Dead
William Warren Fairfield Professor of Economics, Boston University

Section I: History and the Causes of Financial Crises
Chapter I: A Brief History of Financial Crises and Proposed Reforms
Chapter II: &ldquo,Financialization&rdquo, and the &ldquo,Decoupling&rdquo, Hypotheses, and the Role of Central Banks
Chapter III: History of Risk Sharing Financing

Section II: The Islamic Paradigm of Risk Sharing
Chapter IV: Risk Sharing and the Islamic Finance Paradigm
Chapter V: The Role of Vibrant Capital Markets
Chapter VI: Complementary Roles of Intermediaries and Markets
Chapter VII: Enhanced Access to Finance, Social Welfare, and Economic Development under a risk-sharing financial system

Section III: Moving Forward
Chapter VIII: Prerequisites of Risk-Sharing Financial System
Chapter IX: Governance: Trust, Accountability, and Inclusion
Chapter X: Critical Assessment of Current Practices of Islamic Finance: Assessing the Gaps
Chapter XI: Conclusions

References

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