Islam and Political Economic Systems

Islam and Political Economic Systems examines how Islamic societies have fared under and dealt with the major political-economic systems that have operated throughout history. Each chapter explores one of several political-economic systems by defining major concepts and their synthesis, providing a thematic review of available literature, and reviewing three Islamic societies that operated under the system. In the end, Islam and Political Economic Systems draws a conclusion based on the findings from the case studies.

Islam and Political Economic Systems examines Islamic societies in the following major political-economic systems:

• Mercantilism
• Capitalism
• Socialism
• Social Democracy
• Self Reliance
• Contemporary Globalism