Social Impact Finance [Paperback]

As a result of the recent financial crisis, new ways of doing finance have developed, creating alternatives to the regular financial system. This book explores non-conventional banking and financing mechanisms in detail, with case studies and examples in which these alternative methods have succeeded.Foreword; Abdullah Turkistani Introduction; Michael Looft PART I: TRENDS Ethical Finance: Introduction; Miguel Ganzo 1. How Finance Could be Embedded in Ethics; Elias Erragraguy, Kader Merbouh, and Bernard Paranque 2. Social Responsible Investments; Inigo Serrats Islamic Banking: Introduction; Raja Almarzoqi 3. The Role of Islamic Finance in Economic Development; Raja Almarzoqi 4. Integrating Philanthropy with Microfinance; Mohammed Obaidullah and Nasim Shirazi Non-Banking Solutions: Introduction; Jonathan Axtell 5. Non-Banking Solutions; Faisal Atbani PART II: PRACTICAL EXAMPLES: GLOBAL PROBLEMS, LOCAL SOLUTIONS 6. Crowdfunding and Islamic Finance; Tamer Taha and Inmaculada Macias 7. The Solidarity Fund Project; Juan Antonio Romera 8. The Garut Waste Bank Project; Anton Abdul Fatah 9. The Swedish JAK; Miguel Ganzo Conclusion; Celia de AncaAbdullah Turkistani, Islamic Economics Center, Saudi ArabiaMichael Looft, Kiva.org, USAJonathan Axtell, The Hub Bay Area, USAAnton Abdul Fatah, Directorate General of Taxes, IndonesiaRaja M. Almarzoqi, IMFMohammed Obaidullah, Islamic Development Bank Group, Saudi ArabiaNasim Shirazi, Islamic Development Bank, Saudi ArabiaTamer Taha, World BankInmaculada Macias, IE Business School, SpainMiguel Ganzo, JAK Members Bank, SwedenKader Merbouh, University Paris-Dauphine, FranceBernard Paranque, KEDGE Business School, FranceElias Erragraguy, KEDGE Business School, FranceI?igo Serrats, CFA, SpainCelia de Anca, IE Business School, Spain