The introduction sets out the aims of the book, which are to analyze Islamic finance within the context of the belief system and the world view underlying it and to discusses its limitations and the tension between Islamic ideals and the need to compete in the market place. To put the Islamic finance industry into perspective, some figures are given of its size and of the market share of Islamic banking in a number of countries.
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