An Islamic Analysis of the Grameen Bank

The book titled An Islamic Analysis of the Grameen Bank presents a detailed analysis of the Grameen bank model. Key factors for the success of the Nobel Prize awarded bank are discussed. Furthermore, the model is inspected from Islamic point of view, thus explaining the contradictions between the Grameen Bank and the Islamic principles in terms of economics and society. In the last part of the book a new Shari’ah-promoting model - the Positive Circle - is introduced.