Summary of the Proceedings of the Fourth International Economics Seminar World Bank, Washington, DC 13-14 Dhu al Qa'dah 1412/ 16-17 May 1992
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The theme of the Fourth International Islamic Economics Seminar
was "Economic Growth and Human Resource Development in an Islamic
Perspective." It was a joint undertaking of the Association of Muslim Social
Scientists (AMSS) and the International Institute of Islamic Thought
(IIIT). The program was divided into five sessions: a) Human Resource
Development in an Islamic Perspective; b) Human Resource Development
in a Comparative Perspective; c) Issues in Human Resource Development:
Case Studies from Selected Muslim Countries; d) Human Resources, Economic
Development, and Government Policies in Muslim Countries; and
e) Business Sector and Human Resource Development. This latter session
also dealt with the role of financial institutions in human development
from an Islamic perspective. Welcoming and opening remarks were made
by Sultan Ahmad of the World Bank and Sayyid Syeed of the AMSS ...