Critical assessment of Islamic endowment funds (Waqf) literature: lesson for government and future directions

In this paper, the literature on Islamic endowment funds (awqaf) was surveyed. The data suggest that banking, accountability, law, and norms constitute most of the coverage in this body of literature. The finance topic, with 35% coverage, dominated the literature, whereas history (with 6% coverage)...

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Published in:Heliyon 2020-10, Vol.6 (10), p.e05074-e05074, Article e05074
Main Author: Sukmana, Raditya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Awqaf
Economic development
Economic growth
Endowment fund
Islamic economics
Islamic social finance
Public economics
Religion
Research and development
Waqf
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Summary:In this paper, the literature on Islamic endowment funds (awqaf) was surveyed. The data suggest that banking, accountability, law, and norms constitute most of the coverage in this body of literature. The finance topic, with 35% coverage, dominated the literature, whereas history (with 6% coverage) recorded the least interest. In this sample, the second most popular theme was related to economic development (25% coverage). Also discovered was that 59% of the papers employed a normative approach, and the balance adopted an empirical approach. A direct benefit of this study is that it provides input for government policy and directions for future researchers. Endowment Fund; Waqf; Awqaf, Islamic Economics; Islamic Social Finance; Public economics; Economic Development; Economic Growth; Research and development; Religion.
ISSN:2405-8440
2405-8440
DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05074