The Ethical Role of Interest-Free Economy in the Christian and Islamic Systems. A Legal Historical and Ethical – Economic Approach

The Ethical Role of Interest-Free Economy in the Christian and Islamic Systems. A Legal Historical and Ethical – Economic Approach

Mainstream economists, and most non-economists, as well, consider the existence of interest as a matter-of-course. Moreover, some economists say that it is an essential regulator of the economy, which creates a balance between savers and investors, regulates the borrowings, and it is an essential tool for the central bank's monetary control. In our study we examine the role of the interest in the Christian and Islamic moral and economy. Within the framework of the moral side we are curious about the methods by the Islamic economy works without interest, if interest itself is so important that it substantiates the whole economic mechanism.

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