Suchergebnisse

'Wising Up to the Costs of Aging' looks at how falling fertility and rising life expectancy have combined to threaten the ability of many countries to provide a decent standard of living for the old without imposing a crushing burden on the young. In our lead article, Ronald Lee and Andrew Mason say that while population aging in rich industrial countries as well as in some middle- and lower-income countries will challenge public and private budgets in many ways, a combination of reduced consumption, postponed retirement, increased asset holdings, and greater investment in human capital should

Prize or Penalty: When Sports Help Economies Score"" looks at why countries vie to host the world's most costly sporting events. And, in a series of articles on ""After the Crisis,"" we discuss why some countries were hit harder than others; how were shocks transmitted round the world, and whether protectionist pressures might intensify in 2010. As usual, we take on a number of hot topics, including housing prices, bankers' bonuses, Ponzi schemes, and inflation targeting. In ""Picture This"" we see that the number of hungry is on the rise, topping 1 billion. Our regular ""People in Economics

1. Islamic Economy and Its Main Characteristics -- 2. The Key Features of the Islamic Economic System -- 3. Reflections on Licit and Illicit Transactions -- 4. Sharī'ah Rules on Usury (riba) -- 5. Restriction for the Business Class -- 6. Seven Highly Destructive Practices of Traders -- 7. The Legal Status of Contracts -- 8. The Islamic Way of Business and Trade -- 9. Sharia Rules On Giving And Receiving Loans -- 10. Zakāt -- 11. Contemporary Issues in Islamic Business and Trade -- 12. Islamic System of Banking and Finance -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.