Ideology and utopia in Islamic banking : issues and implications for Singapore.

• Main Author: Lee, Justin Tian Leng.
• Other Authors: Nesadurai, Helen E. S.
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Religions::Islam
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14494
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis is a study of the concept of Islamic banking through the theoretical lenses of ideology and utopia. It seeks to examine the ideas behind the motivations of Islamic banking, and to see who and what it serves in the broader society. It accept as a maxim that theory is always for someone fo...