Abstract
![CDATA[Islamic Economics and Finance (IEF) has received little attention in the mainstream academic economics literature. One scholar from the mainstream however, Timur Kuran, stands out as making a substantial and highly critical contribution. This brief paper is divided into two parts. First, I will recapitulate Kuran's major criticisms of IEF, and then seek to show that most of these criticisms are "rhetorical" in the negative sense of that term. Devices such as guilt by association, bald assertion, double standards and strategic silences are used to persuade the naive reader that IEF is demonstrably false and economically dangerous. Second, I argue that what is most intriguing about Kuran's mischaracterisation and critique of IEF is that it ignores the manifest trajectory of this emerging field: rather than laying the groundwork for "Islamist" anti-modernism as Kuran fears, IEF may in fact be an unconscious manifestation of something much closer to home - an emerging "Islamist" neoliberalism.]]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Knowledge/Culture/Economy International Conference, 3-5 November 2014, Institute for Culture and Society, University of Western Sydney |
Publisher | Institute for Culture and Society, University of Western Sydney |
Pages | 48-48 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | Knowledge/Culture/Economy International Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 2014 → … |
Conference
Conference | Knowledge/Culture/Economy International Conference |
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Period | 1/01/14 → … |