Rethinking Ajaran Zakat

Fiscal Policy in an Islamic Economyand the Role of Zakat

This study incorporates Zakat into a simple macroeconomic model of an Islamic economy and analyzes the role of Zakat in the national income determination. The reduced form aggregate consumption function suggests that the determinants of consumption are: Zakat expenditure, taxes, income, and asset holdings of individuals. Zakat could be used as a counter-cyclical policy through the discretionary...

Contribution of Zakat in the Social Development of Pakistan

The main objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive description as well as evaluation of the emergence of zakat System. Simultaneously we have to analyze its contribution in the social and economic development in Pakistan. Consequently on the basis of this analysis, we may be able to establish a significant relationship between zakat and social/economic development. This system is to...

Work on Oneself: Rethinking Authenticity

This article addresses the concept of authenticity, a characteristic of late modern Western culture. This characteristic is viewed by some as an ideal and by others as a root of the problems inherent within Western culture. After discussing various viewpoints, the author supports the idea that authenticity should not be totally accepted or rejected and sets forth a proposal based on the so-call...

Rethinking Perspective : ' Rethinking Medicare Reform ' Needs

Rethinking learning: comments on Rethinking innateness.

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