Board #30 - Faith, Finance, and Political Change: Islamic Banking as a Catalyst for Economic Development Across the Global South

• In Event: 75-302 - Poster Session: Does Economic Inequality affect Democratization?

Brief Overview

Islamic banking is expanding rapidly beyond the Gulf, yet its real-world effects in non-Shariah environments remain unclear. This project evaluates whether Islamic banking reduces instability or reinforces elite power across the Global South.

Author

• Hana Dedic, Northwestern University