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Allocation of Capital Resources, Efficiency and Growth in an Islamic Interest-Free Economy تخصيص الموارد الرأسمالية والكفاءة، والنمو،في اقتصاد لاربوي إسلامي

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  • Muhammad Anas Al-Zarka

    (Senior Advisor, Shura Sharia Consultancy, Kuwait)

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This paper examines briefly some basic issues in capital allocation and efficiency in the context of an interest-free Islamic economy. It scrutinizes the common apprehension that eliminating interest on loans deprives the economy of a major market signal necessary for efficient allocation of investment. It addresses the allocation of investable funds and real investments, and the possible impact on growth, in an economy where the charging of interest on loans and debts is prohibited. The overall conclusion is that disallowing the charging of interest on loans and debts, as an integral part of an Islamic market economy, is not a romantic idea but a feasible system that permits efficient market allocation of financial and real investable resources. يتفحص هذا البحث بإيجاز بعض القضايا الأساسية في تخصيص رأس المال والكفاءة الإنتاجية في ظل اقتصاد خال من الفائدة وإسلامي، كما يمحص المقولة الشائعة بين الاقتصاديين التقليديين بأن إلغاء الفائدة على القروض يُـفقد الاقتصاد مؤشرا سعريا مهما لتخصيص الاستثمار الحقيقي والمالي بكفاءة. ويناقش البحث تخصيص الموارد الرأسمالية (حقيقية عينية، أو أرصدة مالية) والأثر المحتمل على النمو في ظل ذلك الاقتصاد. والنتيجة العامة للبحث هي أن (تحريم الفائدة على القروض والديون) بوصفه جزءاً جوهرياً من اقتصاد السوق في نظام إسلامي، ليس فكرة عاطفية غير قابلة للتطبيق، بل هو جزء من نظام متكامل صالح للتطبيق في اقتصاد معاصر مزدهر، يخصص بكفاءة من خلال السوق، الموارد الرأسمالية المالية والحقيقية على السواء.

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  • Muhammad Anas Al-Zarka, 2012. "Allocation of Capital Resources, Efficiency and Growth in an Islamic Interest-Free Economy تخصيص الموارد الرأسمالية والكفاءة، والنمو،في اقتصاد لاربوي إسلامي," Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics Institute., vol. 25(1), pages 3-44, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:abd:kauiea:v:25:y:2012:i:1:no:1:p:3-44
    DOI: 10.4197/Islec.25-1.1
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