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Allocation of Investment in an Islamic Zero Interest Rate Economy تخصيص الاستثمار في اقتصادٍ إسلامي معدل الفائدة فيه صفر

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    (Senior Advisor, Shura Sharia Consultancy, Kuwait)

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This paper answers briefly basic questions on how an Islamic zero-interest rate economy (ZIRE) allocates, through the market, real and financial investments. Questions addressed include: What is the meaning and scope of the zero-interest imperative? Wouldn’t zero-interest regime deprive an economy of the price signal essential for efficient market allocation of real and financial investment, hence require central planning to maintain efficiency? The overall conclusion is that disallowing the charging of interest on loans and debts in such an economy is balanced by its clear respect of private ownership, free markets, and the price signals generated by voluntary exchanges among economic agents as well as its approval of credit sales and rentals. It is a feasible system that permits efficient market allocation of financial and real investable resources. تجيب هذه الورقة بإيجاز عن أسئلة أساسية حول الكيفية التي يتم بها تخصيص الاستثمارات الحقيقية والمالية في اقتصادٍ إسلاميٍ معدل الفائدة فيه صفر، من خلال السوق، بين مختلف المستثمرين والمجالات. ومن تلك الأسئلة: ما معنى تحريم الفائدة، وما نطاق تطبيقه؟ وأيضا: ألا يفقد ذلك الاقتصاد الذي يجعل الفائدة صفرا، مؤشرا سعريا مهما لتخصيص الاستثمار الحقيقي والمالي بكفاءة بواسطة نشاط الأسواق؟ ثم ألا يحتاج ذلك الاقتصاد حينئذ إلى استخدام التخطيط المركزي للمحافظة على كفاءة الاستثمارات؟ والنتيجة العامة التي انتهي إليها هي أن تحريم الفائدة على القروض والديون يوازنه احترام الملكية الخاصة والأسواق الحرة، والمؤشرات السعرية الناتجة عن المبادلات الرضائية بين الوحدات الاقتصادية، فضلا عن إباحة التمويل (الائتمان) التابع للبيوع وإباحة التأجير. إنه نظام قابل للتطبيق، يسمح بتخصيص ذي كفاءة، من خلال السوق، للموارد الاستثمارية المالية والحقيقية على السواء.

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  • Muhammad Anas Zarqa, 2017. "Allocation of Investment in an Islamic Zero Interest Rate Economy تخصيص الاستثمار في اقتصادٍ إسلامي معدل الفائدة فيه صفر," Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics Institute., vol. 30(1), pages 63-72, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:abd:kauiea:v:30:y:2017:i:1:no:4:p:63-72
    DOI: 10.4197/Islec.30-1.4
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