Islamic microfinance: A bibliometric review

M. Kabir Hassan, Muneer Alshater (), Rashedul Hasan and Abul Bashar Bhuiyan

Global Finance Journal, 2021, vol. 49, issue C

Abstract: This paper quantitatively analyzes the literature on Islamic microfinance from early 2000 to 2020, as represented by English-language articles from the Scopus database. Using a bibliometric approach plus content analysis, we describe the field's evolution and structure, including co-citation, co-authorship, and bibliographical coupling. We find that Malaysia is the most relevant country, the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) the most relevant institution, and the International Journal of Systems and Ethics the most relevant journal. There are four main topics: (1) principles, performance, and problems in Islamic microfinance, (2) sustainable development, (3) women's empowerment, and (4) the role of banks. We also offer future research directions.

Keywords: Microfinance; Islamic microfinance; Bibliometric; Microcredit; Poverty alleviation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gfj.2021.100651

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