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waqf: a standalone construct

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Economic history

an unincorporated Islamic trust that locks property into a fixed charitable purpose, which provided public goods but resisted adaptation.

In economic history, waqf refers to an unincorporated Islamic trust that locks property into a fixed charitable purpose, which provided public goods but resisted adaptation. This meaning comes from Kuran (2001) in Law & Society Review.[1]

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References

Kuran, T. (2001). The Provision of Public Goods under Islamic Law: Origins, Impact, and Limitations of the Waqf System. Law & Society Review, 35(4), 841-897. https://doi.org/10.2307/3185418

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