Abbas Mirakhor & Adam Ng 
Social Capital and Risk Sharing 
An Islamic Finance Paradigm

This exciting new addition to Palgrave Studies in Islamic Banking, Finance, and Economics argues that social capital can facilitate rule-compliance and co-operation in the sharing of risk in financial and economic activities.

About the author

Author Adam Ng: Adam Ng is Assistant Professor at INCEIF – The Global University of Islamic Finance, Malaysia, and the SC-OCIS Scholar in Residence in Islamic Finance at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, UK. He was formerly with the Central Bank of Malaysia. He received his Ph D from INCEIF and read law at University of Oxford and International Islamic University Malaysia. Author Abbas Mirakhor: Abbas Mirakhor is the First Holder of INCEIF s Chair in Islamic Finance at INCEIF – The Global University of Islamic Finance, Malaysia. He was the Executive Director and Dean of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund. He received his Ph D from Kansas State University, USA. Author Mansor H. Ibrahim: Mansor H. Ibrahim is Professor of Finance and Econometrics and the Dean of Graduate Studies at INCEIF – The Global University of Islamic Finance, Malaysia. He was Dean of the Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences at the International Islamic University Malaysia and Head of the Department of Economics at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He received his Ph D in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.