Islamic Economics Seminar (1414/1993) jointly sponsored by the
International Institute of Islamic Thought and the World Bank.
This seminar adopted the theme of "The Role of Private and Public Sectors in
Economic Development in an Islamic perspective."
This work, which is edited by E. Ahmed, includes M. A. Choudhury's "Why
Cannot Neoclassicism Explain Resource Allocation and Development in the
Islamic Political Economy", J. Abu-Rashed's "Altruism in the Conduct of the
Private and Public Sectors", I. Ahmad's "The Role of Public and Private Sectors
in Economic Development in an Islamic Perspective", S.M. Ali Akkas's "Operation
of an Islamic Bank Under Conventional Banking Framework: A Comparative
Efficiency Analysis", A. Aziz's "Islamic Corporate Finance: A Tool for the
Development of Muslim Countries" M. Sh. Ebrahin1's "Theory of Participating
Term Certificates: A General Equilibrium Perspective", J. W. Wright's "Muslim
Attitudes Towards Islamic Finance: A Review Lecture and an American Survey",
S. I. Mahdi's "The Role of Public and Private Sectors in Islamization of the
Economy of Iran", A. H. Bashir's "Money and Growth in Islamic Economics:
Theory and Evidence" and Sh. M. Safiullah's "New Managers in the Egyptian
Public Sectors During the Nasser Era."
In all, ten prominent scholars share their valuable in ights on their respective
fields in this book.
Ehsan Ahmed was born in Pakistan on 2 Rabi’I 1371 AH/1 December 1951 AC. He Received a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Punjab University, Pakistan, 1391 AH/1971 AC. He received an M.A. in Economics from the Government College, Lahore, Pakistan, 1394 AH/1974 A.C. and his second M.A. in Economics, with Honors, from Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1397 AH/1977 AC. He also received his Ph.D. in Economics from Michigan State University, Lansing, 1402 AH/1982 AC. Dr. Ahmed is currently a Professor of Economics at James Madison University, Virginia, since 1410 AH/1989AC. He is also an author, publisher, and participant in a number of conferences on various aspects of Islamic Economics. (1996).