ABSTRACT
This book, titled An Integral Approach to Development Economics: Islamic Finance in an African Context, is built on the foundation of the Integral Research Framework. It is unique and integral in its approach to overall analysis of a typical African state, Nigeria, and its socio-political setting, which has shaped the country’s economic prospects. This chapter will give a general overview of the entire research. It is further focused on my personal GENE (Grounding, Emerging, Navigating and Effecting). Chapter 2 draws out the elements of economic development. Chapter 3 focuses on the African socio-economic world, highlighting the continent’s nature from its inception. Chapter 4 covers moral economics – the glowing light of my thesis. Chapter 5 examines the constituents of economic ideas. Chapter 6 details the characteristics of Islamic economics and finance. Finally, Chapter 7 translates the overall research theory into action. The ultimate aim of this book is to evolve an economic system that is cast in a newly integral guise, thereby effecting connection between theoretical models and the achievements of reality.
