Book excerpt: "After delving into the problems of the present monetary system, it then argues how a return to a gold payment system - like the Islamic dinar - could solve many of the woes of today's economic system. A return to such a system is not only desirable from the economic, political, social and religious perspectives, but also urgent in the present era of globalisation and impending world recession, besides providing a conducive environment for Islamic economics, banking and finance to flourish." "Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera is the Head of the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia."--BOOK JACKET.