Humanomics: Volume 18 Issue 3
Table of contents
Introduction
The Organising Committees of the workshop on Unity of Knowledge: Integrating the Muslim World Through Trade and Development sincerely thanks the sponsors of this workshop, the…
Islamic Worldview: Prime Motive for Development
Jamal A. BadawiLike many other authors, Briffault recognises the immense contribution of Muslims to civilisation and its influence on the European renaissance. Unlike most other authors…
The Concept of Knowledge in the Quran
Muin‐ud‐din Ahmad KhanSignificance of Knowledge The functional name of the Holy Quran is ‘huda’, the guiding light. It focuses divine light on each and every object separating thereby the right from…
Normative Issues Relating to Trade and Development in the OIC Membership in the Light of Islamic Political Economy
Masudul Alam Choudhury, Mohammad Al‐Hasan BiraimaReliance on statistical data on trade and development for Islamic countries cannot forecast the state of the future state of reconstruction of the Muslim World in this field. The…
The ‘International University’ in the Age of Globalisation: A Unifier of Knowledge or an Information Factory?
Ozay MehmetIn a small, but insightful book, Civilization on Trial, written more than half a century ago, the great English historian, Arnold Toynbee, expressed great pessimism about the…
Property Rights, Institutions and Economic Development: An Islamic Perspective
Abdel Hameed M. BashirThe evolution of property right institutions and their consequence on investment decisions are central issues in the political economy of development. Effective and well‐defined…
The Value of Information in the Interactive, Integrative and Evolutionary World Model: A Case Study
Gabor KorvinThe lecture attacks a fifty‐year‐old paradigm which claims that “information” (as the term is understood by Communication Engineers) cannot have any moral or economic value. We…
Erratum
This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/eb018845. When citing the article, please…