Pragmatism, Neoliberalism OR Islam, The case of Alcoholic Beverages

Hayat, Azmat (2018): Pragmatism, Neoliberalism OR Islam, The case of Alcoholic Beverages.

Abstract

Fukuyama described the triumph of neoliberalism over rival ideologies, as the end-point of mankind ideological evolution and the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human civilization. Muslims believes that Islam already provided the best and everlasting ideology for the welfare of humanity. The logic of Islam is based on the intervention, whilst neoliberalist believes in non-intervention. Using the methodology of library research, this study investigated whether neoliberalism or Islam better serves the greatest interest of the greatest numbers by taking the case of alcoholic drinks. Ground realities exhibit that neoliberalism is attributable to the greatest harm to the greatest number while in the dogma of Islam there is an all-time greatest benefit to the greatest number.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Western civilization, Public good, Intoxicants, Public Interest, Liberalism and Islam
• Subjects: H - Public Economics > H4 - Publicly Provided Goods; P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems; P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems > P16 - Political Economy; P - Economic Systems > P5 - Comparative Economic Systems; P - Economic Systems > P5 - Comparative Economic Systems > P51 - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems; Y - Miscellaneous Categories > Y9 - Other

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