Zum ersten Mal seit Jahrzehnten machen sich die Abgehängten und die Vergessenen ernsthaft bemerkbar: die, die sich nur so fühlen, und die, die es tatsächlich sind. Ihre Ängste und ihre Wünsche handeln von sozialer Gerechtigkeit, aber, und das ist neu, auch von nationaler Identität. Oben...

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...