This text explains how various issues in the field of globalization relate to developing countries in general and Muslim countries in particular. It highlights both the positive as well as negative aspects of globalization. The text also highlights the reasons why a very large number of countries, and a large proportion of the world population, view globalization with suspicion despite many of its positive aspects. Another important issue discussed in the text is poverty in Muslim countries. The text provides useful insights into the extent, reasons and the impact of poverty in these countries and gives policy recommendations for its alleviation.
Author Biography:
KHURSHID AHMAD Chairman, The Islamic Foundation, Markfield Dawah Centre, UK
M. RAMZAN AKHTAR International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University, Pakistan
YOUSIF KHALIFA AL-YOUSIF Associate Professor, Department of Economics, College of Administration and Business, United Arab Emirates University
MOHAMED ARIFF Executive Director, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
TOSEEF AZID Professor of Economics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan
MUHAMMAD OMER CHAUDHURY Lecturer, Department of Economics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan
MURAT ÇIZAKÇA Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, Bursa, Turkey
FAZLUR RAHMAN FARIDI Professor, Indian Association for Islamic Economics, India
SULE AHMEDM GUSAU Department of Economics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Nigeria
FARZAD KARIMI Instructor, Islamic Azaad University, Iran
ELMI M. NUR Faculty of Business Administration, Zanzibar University, Tanzania
HOSSEIN PIRASTEH Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Economic Researcher at University of Isfahan, Isfahan Science and Technology Town, Islamic Republic of Iran
MOHAMMAD SAKR President, Islamic University Gaza, Jordan
RODNEY WILSON Professor, Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham, UK
ASAD ZAMAN Director General, International Islamic University, Pakistan
