Ethics and Economics: An Islamic Perspective

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M. Umer Chapra

Islamic Development Bank - Islamic Research and Training Institute

Date Written: January 1, 2009

Abstract

This paper undertakes a comparative analysis of ethics and economics as enshrined in the worldview of Islam and that which has become the foundational building block of western intellectual orientation. The paper makes an attempt to drive home the importance of ethics as foundation of the economic theory as well as the system.

Suggested Citation

Chapra, M. Umer, Ethics and Economics: An Islamic Perspective (January 1, 2009). Islamic Economic Studies, Vol. 16, No. 1 & 2, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3159919

M. Umer Chapra (Contact Author)

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