Finance 2011 - EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISLAMIC ECONOMICS AND FINANCE

EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISLAMIC ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FROM AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
Doha, Qatar - December 25-27, 2011
CALL FOR PAPERS
The global economy continues to face the perennial problems of poverty, persistent youth unemployment, excessive inequalities of income and wealth, high levels of inflation, large macroeconomic and budgetary imbalances, exorbitant debt-servicing burdens, inadequate and aging public utilities and infrastructure, skyrocketing energy prices, and growing food insecurity. The reoccurring regional and global financial crises further intensify and magnify these problems particularly for the underprivileged segments of the world population. As a result, many countries are at the risk of failing to achieve the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations.

However, some countries also present optimistic experiences to share, and from which useful lessons can be drawn for shaping the future economic scene in other countries. The Eighth International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance is jointly being organized by the Qatar Foundation’s Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS) through its Islamic Economics and Finance Center, the Islamic Development Bank Group through its Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), and the International
Association for Islamic Economics with the support of other stakeholders. The Conference will provide a platform for dialogue and discussions between policymakers, academics, researchers, graduate students, and practitioners to address the problems of poverty alleviation, inclusive economic growth, and macroeconomic stability from the perspective of the Islamic Economics and Finance discipline. The Conference will be held for three days during December 25 ? 27, 2011 in Doha, Qatar.

Theoretical and empirical research papers are invited in Arabic and English languages for submission to the Conference in the following and related areas, subject to the conditions described in this announcement.
ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES ON ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR REFORMS:
o Economic doctrines of Islam and their implications for inclusive economic growth, poverty reduction,
sustainable development and economic stability.
o Faith, values, and economic development.
o History of Islamic economic thought and economic management.
o Comprehensive human development: its concepts, aspirations, strategies and policies in perspective of
Maqasid al Shariah.
o Role of socio-economic institutions in economic development.
o Islamic critique of conventional development theories.
o Methodology of Islamic Economics, including critique of Islamic economics and finance.
o Role of Islamic principles in the Microeconomic institutions, exchange and market discipline.
o Effects of Islamic principles on the Macroeconomy and its management - fiscal, monetary and financial
policies.
o Effects of Islamic principles on law, property rights, governance of public, private and voluntary sector
institutions.
o Human capital development; education and training in Islamic Economics and Finance.
CRITIQUE ASSESMENT OF DIFFERENT MODELS AND POLCIES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Case Studies Poverty Alleviation and Progress on MDGs
o Poverty, human development and progress on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): Country case
studies on economic development in Muslim countries and communities, including but not limited to:
Egypt, Pakistan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Malaysia, Iran, Bangladesh, Syria, GCC, Mali, Niger,
Senegal, Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Mauritania, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
o Global and regional surveys of economic indicators and socio-economic dynamics in the OIC region as
compared with the wider world; challenges of food insecurity and energy crisis, access to safe water, basic
health facilities and education, education, inclusive growth and reform policies, the role of the non-profit
sector (e.g. NGOs), economic growth and the environment, resource gap and mobilizing alternative forms
of external resources.
o The OIC Makkah Declaration (December 2005): An assessment of prospects and progress, the state of
trade, investment and economic cooperation in the OIC region; performance of regional groupings and
economic cooperation organizations in the OIC region, responses to the new international economic order.
o The impact of and lessons from the global financial crisis.
Case studies on the Knowledge Economy and Entrepreneurship Development Nexus
o The need for entrepreneurship development with an emphasis on success stories.
o Female participation in entrepreneurship, professional fields and workforce in the OIC region and in the
Islamic finance industry: its determinants, challenges, and current state.
o Knowledge economy and its relationship with inclusive economic development.
o Challenges of good governance, and its implications for sustainable economic growth.
o Assessment of the impact of globalization.
o Investment in human capital and the challenges of human capital flight (‘brain drain’).
Case Studies on Access to Financial Services and Inclusive Financial Sector Development
o The importance of access to finance and its present state.
o An assessment of inclusive financial sector development policies.
o Experiences with Islamic microfinance and the role of and Awqaf institutions.
o Performance measurement of Zakah and Awqaf in Muslim societies; Zakah and Awqaf funds, and their use
in stimulating economic growth; establishing disclosure, transparency, and monitoring requirements of
Zakah and Awqaf activities.
THE WAY OUT ? TOWARDS PRACTICAL AND IMPLEMENTABLE ROAD MAPS
Parameters and Modalities for Policy Reforms
o Integrating comprehensive human development and poverty alleviation in economic and financial sector
reforms.
o Developing the requisite institutions for sustainable development with fair distribution and poverty
alleviation including and Awqaf.
o Islamic finance, Zakah, Awqaf and developing practical and implementable modalities for enhancing the
access of micro, small and medium enterprises to financial services.
o Reforms of Macroeconomic management and governance.
o Reforming public sector resource mobilization and allocation based on genuine Islamic economics and
finance principles.
o Reforming the legal and regulatory framework and infrastructure for financial markets and institutions.
o Comprehensive socio-economic policy reforms based on the Maqasid Al Shariah.
Enhancing the Resilience and Inclusiveness of Islamic Financial Markets and Institutions
o Enhancing the architecture and infrastructure for Islamic financial markets and institutions.
o Resilience of Islamic financial services industry and the role of internationally mandated institutions (The
Islamic Development Bank, Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions,
Islamic Financial Services Board, International Islamic Financial Markets, International Islamic Liquidity
Management Corporation).
o Impact of Basel III & G20 reform agenda, IFSB and AAOIFI Standards and its impact on Islamic financial
services industry.
o Finance and governance in the post-crisis world, democracy and transparency in governance of Islamic
finance ? critique of the Western and IFSB/AAOIFI models of corporate and financial governance.
o The challenges of authenticity, financial product development, competition and sustainability.
o Enhancing the effectiveness of legal, regulatory and support infrastructure for Islamic finance.
Assessing the Development and Stability of Islamic Financial Services
o Critical assessment of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s Financial Sector Assessment
Program.
o Developing templates for assessing the development and stability of Islamic financial services.
o Actual assessment of stability and development of Islamic financial industry in different countries.

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