Relationship between religiosity and individual economic achievement: evidence from South Kalimantan, Indonesia = العلاقة بين التدين والإنجاز الاقتصادي للأفراد: ادلة من جنوب كاليمانتان, إندونسيا
This study investigates the effect of religiosity on economic development or achievement of individuals in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. This province is of interest as its people are viewed as highly religious but lagging in economic development. The study attempts to address the measurement issu...
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King Abdul Aziz University
2018
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/65695/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65695/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65695/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65695/1/65695_Relationship%20between%20Religiosity.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/65695/7/65695_Relationship%20between%20religiosity_scopus.pdf |
| Summary: | This study investigates the effect of religiosity on economic development or
achievement of individuals in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. This province is of interest
as its people are viewed as highly religious but lagging in economic development. The
study attempts to address the measurement issues found in earlier studies at the micro
level of analysis by constructing a multi-dimensional measure of religiosity. This study
considers five dimensions of religion, namely: ritualistic, experiential, ideological,
consequential and intellectual. Apart from the construction of a multi-dimensional
measure of religiosity, an indicator of economic wellbeing is formulated other than
income. The results show that Muslims in South Kalimantan have a high level of
religiosity and that those with higher level of religiosity are economically better-off.
Education was also found to be a significant determinant of individual economic
achievement. Hence, religion and education must be emphasized for economic
progress especially for South Kalimantan which has a low level of education. |
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