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Relationship between Religiosity and Individual Economic Achievement: Evidence from South Kalimantan, Indonesia العلاقة بين التدين والإنجاز الاقتصادي للأفراد: أدلة من جنوب كاليمانتان، إندونيسيا

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  • Selamah Abdullah Yusof

    (Department of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia)

  • Mohammad Arif Budiman

    (Department of Accounting for Islamic Financial Institutions Banjarmasin State Polytechnic, Indonesia)

  • Ruzita Mohammad Amin

    (Department of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia)

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of religiosity on economic development or achievement of individuals in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. This province is of interest as its people are viewed as highly religious but lagging in economic development. The study attempts to address the measurement issues found in earlier studies at the micro level of analysis by constructing a multi-dimensional measure of religiosity. This study considers five dimensions of religion, namely: ritualistic, experiential, ideological, consequential and intellectual. Apart from the construction of a multi-dimensional measure of religiosity, an indicator of economic wellbeing is formulated other than income. The results show that Muslims in South Kalimantan have a high level of religiosity and that those with higher level of religiosity are economically better-off. Education was also found to be a significant determinant of individual economic achievement. Hence, religion and education must be emphasized for economic progress especially for South Kalimantan which has a low level of education. تتناول هذه الدراسة تأثير التَّدَين على النمو أو الإنجاز الاقتصادي للأفراد في مقاطعة جنوب كاليمانتان، في إندونيسيا؛ إذ تتميز هذه المقاطعة بارتفاع نسبة تَدين الأفراد فيها، وضعف مستوى النمو الاقتصادي في آن واحد. تهدف الدراسة إلى استكمال بعض أوجه القصور في الدراسات السابقة التي تناولت هذا الموضوع على المستوى الجزئي، من خلال مقياس خماسي الأبعاد لقياس مستوى التدين يتضمن: الشعائر التعبدية، والجوانب العملية، والجوانب العقدية، والجوانب الاجتماعية، والجوانب الفكرية، علاوة على تلك الجوانب تم استخدام مؤشر للرفاه الاقتصادي غير قائم على مستوى الدخل كما هو شائع في الأدبيات الاقتصادية. أظهرت النتائج أن مستوى التدين عند المسلمين في مقاطعة جنوب كاليمانتان عالٍ، وأن الأشخاص الأكثر تديناً أفضل حالاً من الناحية الاقتصادية. كما خلص البحث إلى أن التعليم يعد مؤشراً مهماً في تحقيق الرفاه الاقتصادي للأفراد، مما يستوجب التركيز عليه وعلى التدين اللذين يعدان من أهم المؤشرات في تحقيق التقدم الاقتصادي خاصة في مقاطعة جنوب كاليمانتان ذات الطبيعة السكانية الأقل تعليماً.

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  • Selamah Abdullah Yusof & Mohammad Arif Budiman & Ruzita Mohammad Amin, 2018. "Relationship between Religiosity and Individual Economic Achievement: Evidence from South Kalimantan, Indonesia العلاقة بين التدين والإنجاز الاقتصادي للأفراد: أدلة من جنوب كاليمانتان، إندونيسيا," Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics Institute., vol. 31(2), pages 3-16, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:abd:kauiea:v:31:y:2018:i:2:no:1:p:3-16
    DOI: 10.4197/Islec.31-2.1
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    Keywords

    Religiosity; South Kalimantan; Economic achievement. التدين، كاليمانتان الجنوبية، الإنجاز الاقتصادي.;
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    JEL classification:

    • A12 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion

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