... be regarded as an economic institution for social well-being based on equity and social justice. Therefore, its holistic aspiration is to enhance the well-being of the underprivileged and growth in the wealth of the zakah payer (Hoque et al., 2015 ; Molla et al., 1988 ; Hoque...

... and equity as dependent variables to avoid the complexities in interpreting mission drift solely through loan size. The study uses data from 211 Indian MFI for the period of 1985–2014. The dynamic panel data estimation method of Arellano and Bond (1991) is used for the analysis to avoid endogeneity issues...

... 2012 Egypt Poverty Social problems Developing countries Poverty alleviation Equity Human development The second generation of poverty indices was more inclined towards ethical considerations and hence introduced enough flexibility to allow for changes in the societal uncertainty...

...Roger A. McCain Reviews some recent neoclassical‐economic writing on equitable allocation of resources and inquires whether this approach to equity might lead to a case for a right to access, particularly with respect to medical care. The common logic of this literature is that equal access to all...

... to a “Good Labour Market”. It then moves the discussion, however, to the firm level. Starting with the premise that both social equity and dynamic efficiency must be promoted, he proposes the term “Human Development Enterprise” (HDE) for the exemplary firm and in an exploratory exercise builds a “hierarchy...

...Marie Finnegan The notion that equity is a prerequisite for economic growth and should be pursued as a policy objective in its own right has gained widespread acceptance in the 1990s at the European and international level. In particular, equity considerations were explicitly introduced...

... of the costs of these areas. Equity arguments do not provide a convincing basis for continuing with zero prices to users. Recent legislation recognises this argument and will push regional governments to identify beneficiaries of Regional Parks, and levy charges which ensure users meet a greater share...

...Ron Ayres Comments that distributional equity has been given only notional support in Brazil and, in practice, the issue has had little influence on the privatization implementation process. Suggests that privatization needs to be accompanied by effective deregulation with new forms of regulation...