Ibn Khaldun's Economic Theories Revisited

The aim of this study is to analyze Ibn Khaldun's economic theory. Although recognized as a father of sociologists, Ibn Khaldun gets little attention for his contribution to the economic field. His economic thought emphasized Islamic principles and moral values. Furthermore, he first scientific...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Salah Uddin, Bahadir Sinanoğlu, Abdullah Al Mamun
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: Social Sciences University of Ankara 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of Islamic Economics
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2206691
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author Muhammad Salah Uddin
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description The aim of this study is to analyze Ibn Khaldun's economic theory. Although recognized as a father of sociologists, Ibn Khaldun gets little attention for his contribution to the economic field. His economic thought emphasized Islamic principles and moral values. Furthermore, he first scientifically examined economic activities. In his price and labor theory, he viewed labor and effort as sacred and praiseworthy. The stages of development analyzed the consumer behaviour, market and government's role. In the initial stage, the development takes place by using individual wealth in a specialized sector. Subsequently, the growing wealth leads development more of affluent and luxury goods. In this development process, he advocated the minimum government's role in the economy. Accordingly, low taxes are more efficient and offer incentives to yield higher revenues. One of his major economic contributions is that he pointed out the economic issues and subsequently provided the generalized solutions that were given four hundred years 'before Adam Smith. Therefore, it is not exaggerated to say that he can be considered "the real father of economics (M. Oweiss N. Atiyeh, 1988)."
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spelling doaj.art-f4a7698faa0847b18c586a54bc07f9382023-09-14T09:14:40ZaraSocial Sciences University of AnkaraJournal of Islamic Economics2822-23262022-07-0122254710.55237/jie.10614921802Ibn Khaldun's Economic Theories RevisitedMuhammad Salah Uddin0Bahadir Sinanoğlu1Abdullah Al Mamun2Sakarya UniversityMARMARA UNIVERSITYMARMARA UNIVERSITYThe aim of this study is to analyze Ibn Khaldun's economic theory. Although recognized as a father of sociologists, Ibn Khaldun gets little attention for his contribution to the economic field. His economic thought emphasized Islamic principles and moral values. Furthermore, he first scientifically examined economic activities. In his price and labor theory, he viewed labor and effort as sacred and praiseworthy. The stages of development analyzed the consumer behaviour, market and government's role. In the initial stage, the development takes place by using individual wealth in a specialized sector. Subsequently, the growing wealth leads development more of affluent and luxury goods. In this development process, he advocated the minimum government's role in the economy. Accordingly, low taxes are more efficient and offer incentives to yield higher revenues. One of his major economic contributions is that he pointed out the economic issues and subsequently provided the generalized solutions that were given four hundred years 'before Adam Smith. Therefore, it is not exaggerated to say that he can be considered "the real father of economics (M. Oweiss N. Atiyeh, 1988)."https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2206691economic theoryibn khaldunlabor theorypricedevelopment
spellingShingle Muhammad Salah Uddin
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Abdullah Al Mamun
Ibn Khaldun's Economic Theories Revisited
Journal of Islamic Economics
economic theory
ibn khaldun
labor theory
price
development
title Ibn Khaldun's Economic Theories Revisited
title_full Ibn Khaldun's Economic Theories Revisited
title_fullStr Ibn Khaldun's Economic Theories Revisited
title_full_unstemmed Ibn Khaldun's Economic Theories Revisited
title_short Ibn Khaldun's Economic Theories Revisited
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ibn khaldun
labor theory
price
development
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