Religion and the Global Money Markets Exploring the Influence of Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Hinduism

This book focuses on how religion—particularly Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and, to a lesser extent, Hinduism—is shaping the ethos and daily actions of market participants within the global money markets. The concepts inherent within Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism are making themselves...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watkins, James Simon
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Is it time to trust the capital markets?
  • Chapter 1.Religion and the Drivers of Ethical Finance
  • Chapter 2. The Libertarian Challenge to Capital Markets
  • Chapter 3. Secularism, Shintoism, Buddhism and the Japanese Economy
  • Chapter 4. The Bible and the Markets
  • Chapter 5. United States – The Christian Struggle for Ethical Finance
  • Chapter 6. Christian Investment Funds – A Tale of Two Cities. Chapter 7. Judaism – Faith and Practice
  • Chapter 8. Judaism – Ethical Finance and the Israeli Economy
  • Chapter 9. Islam – The challenge to business as usual
  • Chapter 10. Islamic finance: Evolution and Growth
  • Chapter 11. Islamic finance contracts
  • Chapter 12. Islam and Iranian Capital Markets: A New Approach?
  • Chapter 13. Hinduism – Dharma and the Economy
  • Chapter 14. Gandhi and Vivekananda: A Tale of Two Visions
  • Chapter 15. The practical application of Hindu economics
  • Chapter 16. Future of Faith based funds.