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For-profit domain Non-profit domain A balanced approach Like a bird, an economy needs the two sectors to fly Zakat Nafaqat Sharing in times of necessity, starvation, or hardship Obligatory donation Applies to idle money (not used for one year) Measure against hoarding Hoarding and the current financial crisis? Obligatory spending for designated relatives Parents, family, close relatives Subject to need Safety net Distribution of wealth Happiness cannot be achieved by one domain Balance allows both to flourish and thrive Prohibition of israf Prohibition of usury or riba Prohibition of gharar or wagering Over-spending or over-utilization of resources In consumption: extravagant spending Conspicuous consumption and status games In investment: Greed—”irrational exuberance” Bubbles => crashes Wealth preservation is an essential objective of Shari’ah Israf violates preservation of wealth Results: pollution, global warming, depletion of resources Essence of economics is to avoid israf Riba or usury: any stipulated addition over a loan Includes both simple and compound interest Prohibited by all divine religions as well as Buddhism Two-thirds of world population subscribe to this belief Debt grows faster than wealth Debt cannot be paid except with new debt Debt burden destroys the economy 1 pence borrowed at 4% in 1 AD In 1750 debt equals weight of the globe of gold In 1990 it equals 8190 globes! 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 1975 1980 M2 1985 1990 GDP 1995 2000 Domestic debt 2005 2007 Average growth annual rate: Debt: 39%, GDP: 21%, M2: 19% Debt-GDP ratio: 1.3 to 2.2 Debt-M2 ratio: 2.2 to 4.2 Debt Wealth Inverted pyramid is not sustainable Crashes needed to “clean up” the system Then debts start to accumulate again faster than wealth Recurrent crashes Very costly to maintain the system Theory: Intertemporal Budget Constraint: The present value of debt go to zero Prevents Ponzi financing Reality: E.U. requirements: Deficit < 3% of GDP Debt < 60% of GDP Problem: Need to govern debt from the ground-up Debt creation is integrated with wealth creation For-profit debt must be contractually embedded in real transactions Islamic modes of finance: Deferred sale; salam; leasing; Sale of a good for a deferred price Price includes markup Time value is paired with real value Murabaha: Financing deferred sale Opposite of deferred sale Price is spot; good is deferred Time-value is reflected in lower price Debt Wealth Gharar is risk with delusion or deception Risk: likelihood of loss or failure Two types of gharar: Degree of risk Form of contract Ex ante measure Gharar if Prob (loss) ≥ Prob (gain) Example: Lottery Where is delusion? Luck vs. skill Low likelihood of success means low skill The need for “feasibility studies” Ex post measure Gharar if it is a zero-sum game Examples: Gambling Sale of a lost car Sale of a closed box Why play a zero-sum game? (A , B) (+ , −) (− , +) A zero-sum game cannot be played if the two parties know in advance who will win Steps: Select first outcome If one player refuses to play, it is a zero-sum outcome Repeat with other outcomes If all outcomes are zero-sum, the whole game becomes a zero-sum game Zero-sum Positive-sum Mixed One party gains only if the other does Interests are always aligned (A , B) (+ , +) (− , −) Contains zero-sum and positive-sum outcomes If the zero-sum outcome is dominant, it is excessive gharar If not, it is minor gharar Game acceptable if the positive-sum outcome is dominant (Land lord , Farmer) (+ , +) (+ , −) Zero-sum games are always high risk High risk deals invite zero-sum games High-risk: speculation Zero-sum: gambling Riba: separates time from real transactions Gharar: separates risk from real transactions Time and risk are two sides of the same coin Riba implies gharar and vise versa Both allow obligations to grow independent or real wealth => inverted pyramid Universal principles Economic ground Balanced approach