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CASE STUDY 2.2 ; PRICE MECHANISM AND FREE MARKETS Case question; 1. Markets operate in the best social interest; demand and supply allocate resources where they are most needed.’ Comment on this statement. The relationship between demand and supply underlie the forces behind the allocation of resources. In market economy theories, demand and supply theory will allocate resources in the most efficient way possible. This has been proved by the law of demand and the law of supply. The law of demand states that, if all other factors remain equal, the higher the price of good, the less people will demand that good. The amount of a good that buyers purchase at a higher price is less because as the price of a good goes up, so does the opportunity cost of buying that good. In the other hand, like the law of demand, the law of supply demonstrates the quantities that will be sold at a certain price. The higher the price, the higher the quantity supplied because selling a higher quantity at a higher price increases revenue. 2. Markets do not allocate resources according to the societal preferences: demand is determined by the purse, not by the needs of the people. When income is unevenly distributed in society, markets cannot ensure the maximization of social good. Do you agree? Elaborate the reasons for your answer, especially from an Islamic perspective.

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CASE STUDY 2.2 ; PRICE MECHANISM AND FREE MARKETSCase question; 1. Marets o!erate in t"e #est so$ia% interest; &e'an& an& su!!%( a%%o$ate resour$es )"eret"e( are 'ost nee&e&.* Co''ent on t"is state'ent. T"e re%ations"i! #et)een &e'an& an& su!!%( un&er%ie t"e +or$es #e"in& t"e a%%o$ation o+resour$es. In 'aret e$ono'( t"eories, &e'an& an& su!!%( t"eor( )i%% a%%o$ate resour$es in t"e 'ost e++i$ient )a( !ossi#%e. T"is "as #een !ro-e& #( t"e %a) o+ &e'an&an&t"e %a) o+ su!!%(.T"e %a) o+ &e'an& states t"at, i+ a%% ot"er +a$tors re'ain equa%, t"e "i."er t"e !ri$e o+ .oo&, t"e %ess !eo!%e )i%% &e'an& t"at .oo&. T"e a'ount o+ a .oo& t"at #u(ers !ur$"ase at a "i."er !ri$e is %ess #e$ause as t"e !ri$e o+ a .oo& .oes u!, so &oes t"e o!!ortunit( $ost o+ #u(in. t"at .oo&. In t"e ot"er "an&, %ie t"e %a) o+ &e'an&, t"e %a) o+ su!!%( &e'onstrates t"e quantities t"at )i%% #e so%& at a $ertain !ri$e. T"e "i."er t"e !ri$e, t"e "i."er t"e quantit( su!!%ie& #e$ause se%%in. a "i."er quantit( at a "i."er !ri$e in$reases re-enue.2. Marets &o not a%%o$ate resour$es a$$or&in. to t"e so$ieta% !re+eren$es/ &e'an& is &eter'ine& #( t"e !urse, not #( t"e nee&s o+ t"e !eo!%e. 0"en in$o'e is une-en%( &istri#ute& in so$iet(, 'arets $annot ensure t"e 'a1i'i2ation o+ so$ia% .oo&. Do (ou a.ree3 E%a#orate t"e reasons +or (our ans)er, es!e$ia%%( +ro' an Is%a'i$ !ers!e$ti-e.Yes, I a' a.ree. In Is%a'i$ i&eo%o.(, !eo!%e "a-in. !"(si$a% or 'enta% &isa#i%it( "a-e an equa% s"are an& ri."t, as t"e a#%e ones, in t"e 4o&5 .i-en resour$es. T"eir ri."t is !ri&e+u% %i+e a%on. )it" se%+5estee' an& is t"e senseo+ !ea$e. In e-er( !erio&, t"e stan&ar& %e-e% o+ %i-in. is &eter'ine& )it" t"e su!!%( o+ +oo& , $%ot"in., "ousin., e&u$ation, entertain'ent et$. "is %e-e% is &eter'ine& !ro!ortiona% to t"e )e%+are %e-e% o+ t"e so$iet( at a%% an& )it" t"e i'!ro-e'ent o+ t"e 'ateria% $on&ition o+ so$iet( t"e %i-in. stan&ar& a%so in$reases.T"e ri$" 'ust .i-e t"e s"are o+ t"e nee&( +ro' t"eir )ea%t" so t"at t"e( are a%so a#%e to %i-e in a +easi#%e en-iron'ent. I+ t"e( &on*t !er+or' t"eir &ut( t"e( are sinners. I+ t"e ri$" &on*t !a( t"e s"are o+ nee&( -o%untari%(, t"e ru%er an& t"e Is%a'i$ .o-ern'ent s"ou%& tae t"e s"are o+ t"e nee&( +ro' t"e ri$" an& .i-e it to t"e'. I+ +ro' t"is )a( t"e nee& o+ t"e !oor &oes not ri$" a&equa$( t"en it s"ou& #e +u%+i%%e& t"rou." t"e ot"er resour$es un&er t"e $ontro% o+ Is%a'i$ .o-ern'ent.