Anwar Shaikh: 3 books
Capitalism
Competition, Conflict, Crises
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
Orthodox economics operates within a hypothesized world of perfect competition in which perfect consumers and firms act to bring about supposedly optimal outcomes. The discrepancies between this model and the reality it claims to address are then attributed to particular imperfections in reality itself....
Globalization and the Myths of Free Trade
History, Theory and Empirical Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
The world has become a human laboratory for the momentous social experiment called neoliberalism. Its proclaimed purpose is to reduce global poverty, its protocols are derived from the orthodox theory of competitive free markets and its policies are enforced by the full weight of the rich countries...
Financing the Development of Old Waqf Properties
Classical Principles and Innovative Practices around the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
This book presents successful case studies in Muslim and Muslim minority countries that have revolutionized the redevelopment of idle waqf properties into productive land trusts. The revival of this institution over the last two decades shows the growing optimism in galvanizing the socioeconomic role...