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Well-Being and Fair Distribution

Beyond Cost-Benefit Analysis

Well-Being and Fair Distribution provides a rigorous and comprehensive defense of the “social welfare function” as a tool for evaluating governmental policies. In particular, it argues for a “prioritarian” social welfare function: one that gives greater weight to well-being changes affecting worse-off individuals. In doing so, the book draws on many literatures: in theoretical economics, applied economics, philosophy, and law. Topics addressed include the following: the nature of well-being and the possibility of interpersonal comparisons; the measurement of well-being via “utility” numbers; why a “prioritarian” social welfare function is more appealing than alternative forms (for example, a utilitarian, leximin, or “sufficientist” function); whether fair distribution should be conceptualized on a lifetime or sublifetime basis; and social choice under uncertainty. The book also compares the social welfare function to other, more familiar policy-evaluation methodologies -- traditional cost-benefit analysis, inequality metrics, poverty metrics, and cost-effectiveness analysis. Only the “social welfare function” provides a unified, implementable, and normatively plausible methodology that respects the most basic welfarist principles (such as the Pareto principle) and is sensitive to distributive considerations.

In doing so, the book draws on many literatures: in theoretical economics, applied economics, philosophy, and law.

Risk Management for Islamic Banks

Recent Developments from Asia and the Middle East

Part One: Introduction. Principles of the Islamic Financial System -- The Islamic Bank and Risk Management -- Part Two: Risk Management Framework in Islamic Banking. History of Risk Management in Islamic Banking -- The Risk Management Process in Islamic Banking -- Financial Reporting and Analysis in Islamic Banking -- Part Three: Risk Management in Islamic Banking. Financing Risk in Islamic Banking -- Operational Risk in Islamic Banking -- Syari'ah Compliance Risk -- Strategic Risk -- Investment Risk in Islamic Banking -- Market Risk in Islamic Banking -- Liquidity Risk in Islamic Banking -- Part Four: Future Prospects and Challenges in Islamic Banking. Development of the Islamic Financial Market -- Development of a Pricing Model in Islamic Banking -- Pathways of Risk Management in Islamic Banks -- Future Agenda -- Part Five: Conclusion. Summary and Conclusion.

The efforts by four budding scholars to write on this topic are indeed laudable. This book discusses risk management for Islamic banks in a comprehensive manner and yet makes it easy for readers to understand.