Many approaches and tools have been utilized throughout the globe by public and private sector organizations to curtail the deprivations and enhance welfare of the poor. Islamic Microfinance is one of them and is rapidly getting popular in Muslims as well as non-Muslims majority population...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of health and education on income distribution and poverty in selected Islamic countries. Design/methodology/approach – A model of income inequality along with a model of poverty, with same explanatory variables, are...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the potential of Islamic financing schemes for microfinancing purposes. Design/methodology/approach – The paper contends that Islamic finance has an important role to contribute for furthering socio-economic development of the poor and small...

Purpose – This paper describes a scheme which aims to alleviate rural poverty by providing small and microinvestment to the agricultural and rural sector for generating employment and to raise the income of the rural poor. Design/methodology/approach – To assess the impact of rural...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to suggest a way to improve the effectiveness of Islamic micro-financing in Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach – The approach taken to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of micro-financing is to point out the change of micro-enterprises'...