This book contains two major subjects:Firstly; some academic papers about Islamic Banking. The main characteristic of Islamic banking in comparison to traditional banking is that it is more concerned with the profitability and length of the proposed investment rather than collateral. Projects with high profitability and low collateral that might otherwise be rejected can be funded through Islamic banking. This leads to a banking behavior that is similar to development banks and microfinance i...

The Dutch tax haven is much older than most would assume and has undergone several stages of development. It arose during World War I, when foreign capital refugees and German companies started to take advantage of existing facilities such as banking secrecy and numbered bank accounts. During the interwar period, the Dutch and Swiss tax havens became the most important in Europe. Due to international tensions and the threat of war a lot of flight capital left the Netherlands, mainly to the Un...

Wie Afrika zegt, denkt: armoede, geweld, corruptie... In de media lees en zie je schrijnende verhalen over een continent dat maar niet uit het slop geraakt. Klopt dat beeld wel met de realiteit?

In Afrika, een gedroomde toekomst doorbreekt Loic De Cannière dat cliché. Al vijfentwintig jaar werkt de auteur als impactinvesteerder samen met Afrikaanse organisaties en ondernemers. Hij sprak met succesvolle landbouwers in Kenia, ambitieuze IT-ondernemers in Guinée en Ghana en vindingrijke klee...

This engaging, thought-provoking, and comprehensive text examines the promise and limits of community development by showing students and practitioners how asset-based developments can improve the sustainability and quality of life.

Across seven sections - including Neoliberal Economies, The State and Regulation, and Neoliberalism in Crisis - this resource brings together a global team of experts to explore the cutting edge of contemporary scholarship in the field