razie shirini
Abstract
Economic wellbeing of individuals in the society is the mos t important issue towarddevelopment in any country, which has been equally paid double attention in Islamic teachings.Despite ...
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Economic wellbeing of individuals in the society is the mos t important issue towarddevelopment in any country, which has been equally paid double attention in Islamic teachings.Despite efforts and initiatives for improving economic wellbeing in Iran, social andeconomic indicators are s till on a downward trend so that poverty is now a major problemfor the country. Therefore, Islamic government mus t do its bes t to improve the economicconditions in the society. Boos ting livelihood of the individuals, the underprivileged walksof life in particular, can deeply affect economic indicators of the society. This paper intends topresent an Islamic-Iranian model of progress to find an appropriate answer to the followingques tion: What is the role of Islamic sys tem of government in boos ting financial support tothe needy? With a qualitative approach, this paper has applied an analytical-critical method.Results of the s tudy show that the government can help alleviate poverty through its cognitive,organizing, leading, supportive and management roles. Unders tanding the need forins titutionalization of the culture of supporting the needy is related to the cognitive role ofthe Islamic government and paying attention to meritocracy in appointing economic agentsis related to the organizing role of the government. Similarly, boos ting cultural insight in thesociety toward supporting the needy, educating and upbringing a piety-based and spiritualsociety is an example of the insight-oriented role of the Islamic government. From amongthe executive and supervisory role of the government, mention should be made of the following:identifying the needy in the society, obliging the government and its agents to livea simple life, setting inter-individual relations based on the principle of service-rendering,es tablishing interes t-free credit funds, and paving the ground for implementation of theprinciple of joint social liability. Supporting charity ins titutions and private economic enterprises,and motivating private sector for creating employment opportunities come in thelis t of government’s supportive role.
