How socially responsible investing can help bridge the gap between Islamic and conventional financial markets

International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 211-225

  Bennett, Michael S ^a   Iqbal, Zamir ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital markets; Finance; Islam; Islamic finance; Socially responsible investments; Sukuk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902499942     PISSN: 17538394     EISSN: 17538408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IMEFM-Aug-2012-0078     Document Type: Review

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