INTRODUCTION 

In t e late seventiesI a t e onor omeetin an no in som e o t e imortant ioneers o Islami eonomi T o rememer very  I n mention1 me Elna a r is me i Ersoy sa me Eissa  s i me im an Neat la Si i ame  nnan ame as r ame Sa r ame S a i nri n r a or l amma er air amma mar a ra amma irna r I a l Sa a ttin imS tan o i Sye ai ar Na vias ell as many ot ersI ave met many o t em in t e rst International onren on Islami Enomi t is oasionI resente my arti cle on “the Relative Efficiency of Interest e e n etary Enomies t e Fiat Money case” ar i T e nat e o t e n eren an t e variety o its atten ants i not allo serio isssion o t at a er It rat er a eare to e too y ti an esoteri By t e late seventies I a alrea y oine t e Islami evelo ent Ban Is B en I str e r t e rst time to n a o o to a ly Islami nan in realisti sit tionsI ave een in n y t e s e ial relations i I enoye it me Elna a r Sa a ttin iman t e i an o me ame i t e rm er Is es i ent