ECONOMIC SYSTEM
SOCIALIST
GOAL
Socialism aims to abolish capital ownership, coordinate the production of goods and services to directly satisfy demand and eliminate bisness cycle, unemployment and problems of overproduction that are the result of an economy based on capital accumulation and private property
MOTIVATION AND INCENTIVE
Motivation on socialism is derived from individual needs for self-realisation.
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP
It is not sensible to have private ownership of the factors of production when planning and decision making is totally under state control
DECISION MAKING
Made by a central agency. The central planning board will decide on the production, distribution and consumption ogf goods and services by all economic agents in the economy
KEY OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES
Dictatorship of the proletariat
Equality
CAPITALIST
GOAL
Economic agents in capitalism maximise their self-interest that is firm maximise profit and consumers maximise their satisfaction
MOTIVATION AND INCENTIVE
To optimise their own interest or satisfaction. Satisfaction can arise from both material and non-material outcomes
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP
Based on freedom of choice and voluntary exchange of trade of goods and services between different parties
DECISION MAKING
In capitalism in mainly decentralised. Ideally, the role of the goverment in capitalism is maximum it is to facilitate the operation of the market
KEY OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES
Competition
Efficiency
ISLAM
GOAL
An islamic economic system is al-Falah which is a balance between material and spiritual well-being.
MOTIVATION AND INCENTIVE
Islam recognises the self-interest of the individual but limits it within the boundary of islamic framework
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP
Property ownership is an islamic framework is relative even if property can be privately owned. However, as the trustee of these resources economic agents are responsible and accountable to utilise them in an optimal way and accordance with the Syariah
DECISION MAKING
Decision making is a combination of both centralisation and decentralisation hence economic agent can enter into binding contracts with each other depending on the circumstances and state of economy. Both market and goverment play important roles in coordinating economic activities
KEY OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES
ITQAN
ADL
IHSAN
TA'AWUN