Islamic banks and competitive politics in the Arab world and Turkey

This article examines the politics behind Islamic practices. After briefly reviewing the performance of Islamic banks elsewhere in the Middle East relative to conventional ones the paper focuses on Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey, countries that combine competitive banking among Islamic and conventional...

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Published in:The Middle East journal
Main Author: Moore, Clement Henry 1937- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Institution 1990
In: The Middle East journal
Year: 1990, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 234-255
Further subjects:B Bench
B Islamische Länder / Islamische Welt Tunisia Egypt Turkey Economic system Islamische Wirtschaftsordnung Kreditwirtschaft Bench Competition policy
B Turkey
B Islam
B Egypt
B Credit system
B Economic order
B Islamic countries
B Competition policy
B Tunisia
B Economic system
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Summary:This article examines the politics behind Islamic practices. After briefly reviewing the performance of Islamic banks elsewhere in the Middle East relative to conventional ones the paper focuses on Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey, countries that combine competitive banking among Islamic and conventional banks with competitive politics. Iran and Pakistan are excluded because they no longer permit conventional banking. (DÜI-Hns)
ISSN:0026-3141
Contains:In: The Middle East journal