New study finds religious orthodoxy associated with support for progressive economic reforms
In research based on survey data from seven predominantly Muslim nations (Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia) the authors found that Islamic orthodoxy -- identified as the desire to implement Islamic law (shari'a) as the sole legal foundation of their nation -- is associated in every country with support for such progressive economic reforms as increasing the responsibility of government for the poor, reducing income inequality, and increasing government ownership of businesses and industries.
In research based on survey data from seven predominantly Muslim nations (Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia) the authors found that Islamic orthodoxy -- identified as the desire to implement Islamic law (shari'a) as the sole legal foundation of their nation -- is associated in every country with support for such progressive economic reforms as increasing the responsibility of government for the poor, reducing income inequality, and increasing government ownership of businesses and industries.
2 comments:
yep, thats just islamic economics to begin with. There's a good (shi'i) book called "Our Economics" by Baqir al-Sadr (yes, the same bloodline as ole muqtada, but with far more brains). It's actually a very good read
Huhu, but when I read the title of this entry, my firth thought was of orthodoxy in general (all faiths) or perhaps conservativism... and I was like "uh no!" Esp in light of old pat rob'tson
For some reason not everyone sees that as "Islamic economics to begin with".
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