Elimination of poverty : challenges and Islamic strategies
Author
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2000, Issue 200040 (31 Dec. 2000)11 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2000-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Topics
- Islamic jurisprudence
- Islamic ethics
- Economic development
- Islam
- Economic sociology
- Social values
- Poverty
- Poverty mitigation
- Religious aspects
- Religious values
- Work motivations
Abstract EN
Poverty is a complex phenomenon, a consequence of lack of growth and inequality.
Effective policies require technical and empirical understanding of poverty that is combined with efficient institutions and a supportive system of social values.
The paper focuses on four basic tenants of the Islamic ethical system and treat the Islamic ethos as an ideal, through which socioeconomic policies dealing with poverty elimination are assessed.
Islam views society as a unified entity in which individual freedom and human dignity is supreme although subject to the axiom of responsibility.
These ethical tenants indicate that policies should not develop ‘dependency,’ amoral activities, or lead to the institutionalization of poverty.
Policies based on transfers that do not lift the poor from their dependency status should be avoided except in cases where such shift is not feasible.
Based on the conceptual and empirical evidence, the paper concludes that Islamic ethics support a poverty-alleviation strategy based on the principle of promoting economic growth with productive equity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Siraj al-Din, Ismail. 2000. Elimination of poverty : challenges and Islamic strategies. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2000, no. 200040.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Siraj al-Din, Ismail. Elimination of poverty : challenges and Islamic strategies. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 200040 (2000).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-153822
American Medical Association (AMA)
Siraj al-Din, Ismail. Elimination of poverty : challenges and Islamic strategies. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2000. Vol. 2000, no. 200040.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-153822
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Record ID
BIM-153822