ABSTRACT

This book addresses current practices related to sustainable development, its challenges and the future. People belonging to different genders regardless of their age, social class and education should be equal as citizens and individuals, and identical in their rights and responsibilities.

The business sector, authorities, societies and religious circles have the potential to play a fundamental role in curbing social ills and the degradation of the environment in this modern world. The authors of this book argue that without good governance, the status of a human being is unlikely to improve. They make the case that to achieve sustainability, government, society and the economy must ensure a platform for people to participate in decision-making and benefit from the rights they are accorded. By covering a range of perspectives across economic, social and moral life, the book will shed light on the problems and possible solutions to sustainable development and the triple bottom line, of people, planet and profit, under the umbrella of morals and divine law.

This will be a useful guide for undergraduate and postgraduate students across multiple disciplines, such as economics, religious studies, business studies, political science, anthropology and sociology.

part I|48 pages

Theoretical foundations

part II|120 pages

Religion and sustainability

part III|159 pages

Empirical evidences

chapter 11|31 pages

Financial development and ecological footprint nexus

A comparative analysis

chapter 12|17 pages

Inequality and Sustainability

chapter 13|17 pages

The socio-economic metabolism of Canada

A case study of energy flows from 1990 to 2011

chapter 14|21 pages

Environmental quality and happiness

A perspective of developed and developing countries

chapter 15|12 pages

Altruism a critical prerequisite for sustainable development

Implications for Waqf Institutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran

chapter 16|20 pages

Social enterprise and Waqf

An alternative sustainable vehicle for Islamic social finance

chapter 18|14 pages

People, planet and profitability (3Ps)

A gender management perspective