Archive for 'Economy'
Pakistan: An Ideological Approach towards the Economy
By Moez Mobeen There seems to be a widespread consensus within Pakistan’s intelligentsia that Pakistan’s economy is in a mess. That this is indeed the case is something which is felt by the Pakistani street for [...]
The Economic Growth Imperative within Capitalism and the Islamic Viewpoint (Part 2)
This paper earned the Award for Best Paper at Sharia Economics Conference 2013 , authored by Jamal Harwood and Sarfraz Wali. You can find Sarfraz Wali’s blog at http://www.breakthrougheconomics.blogspot.co.uk This is Part 2 of the paper Part 1 [...]
The Economic Growth Imperative within Capitalism and the Islamic Viewpoint (Part 1)
This paper earned the Award for Best Paper at Sharia Economics Conference 2013 , authored by Jamal Harwood and Sarfraz Wali. You can find Sarfraz Wali’s blog at http://www.breakthrougheconomics.blogspot.co.uk Introduction There has been much discussion during the on-going [...]
Taxing Times
Jamal Harwood Several large multinationals were embroiled in a tax scandal this past week as executives from Starbucks, Amazon, and Google were hauled before the Commons public accounts committee for interrogation. As expected with the best [...]
Lance Armstrong and Jimmy Savile: How Government Surrended Charity to Celebrity
Salim Fredericks Society should be asking the question; who should be charged with the caring for the mentally ill and the disabled? Should the responsibility of funding; the up keep, the treatment and the management [...]
Latest American Unemployment Figures – Flattering to Deceive
Jamal Harwood “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” On the first Friday of each month the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) release the “Non-Farm Payroll” numbers for the US economy. It [...]