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There is a growing amount of literature that tries to explain what institutions are, how they are established and how they can be reformed for desired social and economic development. This paper explores key institutional values needed for transformative socio-economic development in the Muslim...
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The general perception in the developed world is that Islamic Law, or Sharia'a, has had a negative impact on the economic development of the Middle Eastern countries. It should not, however, be ignored that the same geographical region was once far ahead in scientific and economic development....
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Purpose Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an important corporate activity that affirms the importance of giving back to the community. This research aims to examine the CSR practices of Palestinian Islamic banks and their contribution to socio-economic development. There is an ongoing...
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This contribution studies the influence of poor politico-economic factors, unfavorable demographic conditions, state failure, modernization, secularization, globalization and the perceived dependency of the Islamic world from the West on the onset of armed Islamist activity for 155 countries...
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The concept of development and progress ultimately depends on the belief and value systems of the human population at large. In neoclassical economics, development is defined and measured narrowly in terms of economic growth only. This is in stark contrast with Islamic notions of human...
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social welfare in Islam. No religion emphasises charity as Islam does. It is even claimed by some orientalists that the … concept of charitable work was borrowed by Christians from Islamic traditions. From the formative period of Islam, Muslims … started to donate and give abundantly for the sake of Islam. The Prophet Muhammad was an orphan, and his mission was funded …
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