Vassar Scholarship
Zakat and inequality: Some evidence from Pakistan
Publication Date
1993-November-01
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Department or Program
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Abstract
This paper presents empirical evidence on the extent to which zakat - a form of religiously-mandated charity under Islam - achieves its intended objective in Pakistan. Detailed income and expenditure data from Pakistan's Household Income and Expenditure Survey for 1987-88...
