Record Details

Equitable Distribution of Income with Growth in an Islamic Economy

International Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance Studies

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Title Equitable Distribution of Income with Growth in an Islamic Economy
 
Creator Shaikh, Salman Ahmed
 
Description In this paper, we identify institutions in Islam that can help in achieving egalitarian distribution of income along with continued growth. We discuss that the principle of risk-based productive enterprise can foster capital formation and entrepreneurship in an Islamic economic framework that disallows fixed return on money capital in the form of interest. We discuss that a uniform Zakat levy on wealth and produce can result in tax rate smoothing, automatic stabilization of business cycle and encourage long-term investments. We also highlight the effects of inheritance laws of Islam on intergenerational redistribution of endowments. We argue that endowment redistribution in every generation in each family unit will automatically keep the inequitable distribution of resources in check without depending on the pace, nature and distribution of economic growth. We use mathematical modeling to show the effects of these institutions on economic outcomes.   
 
Publisher www.pesar.org
 
Contributor
 
Date 2017-12-03
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://ijisef.org/index.php/IJISEF/article/view/323
 
Source International Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance Studies; Vol 3, No 3 (2017): November/Kasım 2017
Uluslararası İslam Ekonomisi ve Finansı Araştırmaları Dergisi; Vol 3, No 3 (2017): November/Kasım 2017
2149-8407
2149-8393
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://ijisef.org/index.php/IJISEF/article/view/323/139
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2017 International Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance Studies
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0