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What is a just economy in a globalized world?
Denis GouletThis paper aims to address the ethical and social issues raised by economic development in a globalized world. It argues that development has not delivered economic wellbeing to…
Social economics, justice and the common good
Mark A. LutzA precise definition of “social economics” has been the subject of much debate for the last 30 years and, as yet, there seems to be no general consensus of opinion. This paper…
Rescuing charitable duties
Sheldon WeinThis paper examines the duty to rescue and the duty to assist the needy. An explanation is offered regarding why common‐sense morality makes the duty to rescue feel more pressing…
Development, charity and poverty: The appropriate development perspective
Ted TrainerThinking about poverty alleviation depends greatly on one’s underlying theory about the way the global economy works and, therefore, about the reasons for the existence of…
Poverty and economically‐deprived women and children: Theories, emerging policy issues and development
Clem TisdellTheories of the family are outlined and related to the socioeconomic deprivation of females and children giving Indian illustrations. The importance of Sen’s entitlement approach…
Allocative inefficiency and rural poverty in India
B.N. GhoshThe magnitude of rural poverty is larger as compared to urban poverty in India. The basic explanation for sectoral poverty differentiates in India is the misallocation of…
Metaphysics and economy – the problem of interest: A comparison of the practice and ethics of interest in Islamic and Christian cultures
James B. SauerUnderstanding the differences in the Islamic and Christian view of interest requires coming to terms not with the acts constitutive of the practice but the meaning of the practice…
Microenterprise development using Islamic financing and organizational instruments: Modality and practicum
Masudul Alam ChoudhuryA microenterprise is modeled on Islamic epistemological premises to bring out its extensively applied perspectives using community‐based participatory instruments of Islamic law…
Waqf, perpetual charity and poverty alleviation
AbulHasan M. SadeqThis paper discusses the potential role of the institution of waqf in poverty alleviation, particularly in the developing world. It attempts to define a new approach to poverty…
Growth and equity in microstates: Does size matter in development?
Ozay Mehmet, M. TahirogluThis paper examines the phenomen of microstates and, in particular, their often exceptionally high per‐capita levels of income. It suggests that the small size of a state, in…
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