Indices Elements 2017
Islamicity Indices and their Elements
In order to measure the Islamicity of the countries in our study, we have divided Islamic teachings into the following four dimensions (with overall Islamicity representing the fifth).
Note: The selection of these was first and foremost tied to what we have summarized elsewhere (Askari and Mohammadkhan book: Islamicity Indices: The Seed for Change, 2015) and secondarily on the availability of information and data for as many countries as possible. We are still hoping to add other items, for instance a measure for abstinence from hoarding if we can find the needed information.
These key dimensions, are broken down further into sub-elements that were built to provide the characteristics of a rule-abiding Muslim community. We present in the table below, the respective components and sub-elements.
| I. Economic Islamicity | |||||
| Economic Opportunity and Economic Freedom
·Gender Equality ·Economic Regulation ·Ease of Doing Business ·Economic Freedom ·Business and Market Freedom
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Equal access to Education and Health care
·Education ·Education Public Expenditures ·Education Equality ·Education Effectiveness ·Health Care quality ·Provision of Healthcare |
Job Creation and Equal Access to Employment
·Equal employment and Job Creation ·Labor Freedom
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Property Rights and Sanctity of Contracts
·Property and Contract Rights
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Prevention of Corruptio
·Transparency International Indicator ·Freedom from Corruption
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Provision of Poverty, Provision of Aid and basic Human need ·Poverty Effectiveness ·World giving index ·Helping a stranger ·Donating money ·Volunteering time |
| Taxation and Social Welfare
·Tax Burden as percent of GDP ·Tax Revenue ·Social Welfare |
Supportive Financial System ·Investment Freedom and Financial Freedom ·Financial Market Risk Indicator ·Monetary Freedom |
Adherence to Islamic Finance
·Absence of Interest ·Central bank discount rate ·Commercial bank prime lending rate |
Economic Prosperity ·Macro Economic Indicator ·Price Stability ·Economic Performance
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Economic Justice
·Income distribution
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| II. Legal & Governance | |||
| Legal Integrity
·Judicial independence ·Impartial courts ·Integrity of the legal system ·Protection of property rights ·Legal enforcement of contracts ·Regulatory restrictions on the sale of real property ·Business costs of crime ·Military interference in Rule of Law and the Political Process Index ·Reliability of police
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Management Index
·Government Management: o Level of difficulty o Management Performance o Steering Capability o Resource Efficiency o Consensus Building o International Cooperation
·Management of Natural resources and Depletable Resources o Protection of Animal rights. o Environmental Health o Air Quality o Water Resources o Productive Natural Resources o Biodiversity and Habitat o Sustainable Energy
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Government Governance
·Voice and Accountability Indicator ·Political Stability and Absence of Violence Indicator ·Government Effectiveness Indicator ·Regulatory Quality Indicator ·Rule of Law Indicator ·Control of Corruption Indicator |
Perceptions about the Government
·Actions to preserve the environment ·Trust in national government ·Efforts to deal with the poor |
| III. Human & Political Rights | ||||
| Human Development
·Human Development Index |
Civil and Political Rights
·Civil liberties ·Political rights |
Women’s Rights
·Proportion of seats held by woman in national parliament ·Ratio of women to men |
Global Democracy
·Global democracy index |
Perceptions of Well-Being
·Standard Living ·Safety ·Freedom of choice ·Overall life satisfaction |
| IV. International Relations Islamicity Index | |
| Globalization
·Economic Globalization Indicator: o Globalization Index o Restrictions ·Social Globalization Indicator: o Personal Contact o Information Flows o Cultural Proximity o Freedom of foreigner to visit ·Political Globalization Indicator |
Military / Wars
·Militarization Index
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