Zakat is an instrument of Islamic teachings that are concerned with humanitarian issues, especially relating to the topic of empowerment and economic welfare of the people. In the early days, zakat was given to Mustahik to deal with problems of financial difficulties consumptively and...

Urunan Desa (URDES) is an imposition of levies in the form of a sum of money to the villagers with a particular classification, with the services provided by the village government or form of participation of rural communities in supporting the implementation of rural development and village...

The Government of Indonesia (GoI) is committed to encourage the development of the real sector and empower of MSMEs, one of the programs is People's Business Credit (KUR) that has been implemented since 2007. This program is intended for MSMEs who are considered have feasible business but have...

This paper analysis growth and convergence on sugarcane industry in southeast Asia countries. Important questions in this paper are whether the growth of sugar cane in Southeast Asia a convergence or divergence over time and to what extent economic integration influences the development and...

Food security has become a central issue in the framework of agricultural development and national development. The establishment of a special institution that handles food security issues namely the Food Security Affairs Agency in 2000 and then in 2001 was changed to the Agency for Mass...

This study is intended to see the influence of the existence of the middle class in Indonesia, especially in influencing public consumption, economic growth and employment opportunities. Using 2009 Susenas data, estimation results show that the number of Indonesia's middle class in the 1999-2009...

To overcome the socio-economic reality that harm society, the church needs to have a sensitivity and a strong commitment to encourage cooperation between the elements of the government, market forces, community institutions to empower people, especially poor and marginalized communities. The...

This article analyzed the phrase “baldatun thayyibatun wa rabbun ghafûr”, one of main keywords in Islamic quality of life research, with reference to the interpretations given by tafsir nusantara i.e. Marâh Labîd, Tafsir An Nur, Tafsir Al-Azhar, Al Qur’ân dan Tafsirnya, and Tafsir...

The relation between religion, economy, and country became the main topic of building a public welfare system. Human beings have the potential to realize the political level of moral conscience to make ends meet, but man as a creature of religion must have a balance between religious morality...