The impact of zakat in poverty alleviation and income inequality reduction from the perspective of gender in West Java, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Ayuniyyah, Qurroh, Pramanik, Ataul Huq, Md Saad, Norma, Ariffin, Muhammad Irwan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Emerald Publishing Limited 2022
• Subjects: BPH104 Islam and poverty; BPH531 Zakat; HB522 Income. Factor shares.Interest.Profit.Entrepreneurship; HC79.P6 Poor. Poverty
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/100157/2/100157_The%20impact%20of%20zakat%20in%20poverty%20alleviation.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/100157/8/100157_The%20impact%20of%20zakat%20in%20poverty%20alleviation_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/100157/; https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IMEFM-08-2020-0403/full/html

Purpose – This study aims to analyse the role of zakat in poverty alleviation and income inequality reduction based on the gender of zakat recipients. Design/methodology/approach – This study used the Centre of Islamic Economic and Business Studies (CIBEST) model as a poverty measure and the Gini c...