Ibn Khaldun's Theory of Umran: How can Muslim Countries benefit from his thought in development

1- Population Growth through:

 Muslims countries should formulate long-term demographic strategy to achieve continuous population growth as a major element to apply Ibn Khaldun growth model within which population growth is one of the main prerequisites.
 In order to implement this long-term strategy political and healthy socio-economic climate has to be maintained. Because, based on Ibn Khaldun population growth is one of its results which will be reflected in sound labour laws, fair employment conditions including, fair wages, rewards, and incentives system, medical insurance, social security, education and training …etc.
 Immigration as a function of favorable sociological and political climate should be encouraged and well planned.

2- Division of Labor through:

 Give particular care to population economical activities in all different fields through low taxes, incentives, subsidies, provide production requirements of all sectors with reasonable prices and best quality.
 Encourage small and medium enterprises, craft men, and family's economic activities.
 Encourage investments and partnerships and cooperation.
 Encourage and support scientific research and innovation to create more division of labor and more outputs.
 Put moderate, and favorable regulations on producers based on Shariah principles and Islamic moral and ethical norms and values in order to grant righteous deed, halal...etc. in economical activities and inhibit riba and gharar…etc.
 Encourage consumer spending on market because it will lead to more division of labor and thus more output, and thus, more needs will emerge which, in turn lead to more economic activities diversification.
 Maintain Political Stability and Favorable socio-economic climate leads to: greater population thus, greater division of labor thus, greater output thus, greater incomes thus, greater expenditure (Yousri, 2014) in order to achieve what he called (Cumulative Power of Growth).

3- Growth and Diversification of Needs, through:

 Muslims countries should put short and long-term strategy to provide the basic needs of population such as, food, dress, accommodation, education, medical services, necessary public utilities … etc in order to encourage population to seek for more luxury needs. Because based on Ibn Khaldun consumption grow refers not only in size, but also in quality and better pattern of consumption (Higher quality commodities and new commodities are demanded and will be produced (according to market mechanism), a matter that expresses betterment of human life and Social affluence), (Yousri, 2014).

4- Creativity and Industrial Skill Through:

 Encourage education, training, and skillfulness among labor force because the continuous grow of needs requires continuous innovation skills and capabilities particularly industrial creativity which can be gained through continuous well organized and planned education and training framework.
 Maintain modern technology in all sector, industrial, agriculture, trading, telecommunication and transportation, scientific research, medical and health and every aspect of human life.

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