Assessing Good Governance Practices and Development Nexus: An Application of Structural Invariance Analysis
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2018-08
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The paper aims to assess good governance and development nexus based
on the Theory of Maqāsid al Sharī’ah (TMS). The central hypothesis is
that good governance; with a specific focus on human rights and social
justice has a significant relationship with human development including
factors like education, health, and income all emerging from the essentials
of Sharī’ah. The paper employed a survey questionnaire to collect data
from 384 respondents comprising Muslims in South-western Nigeria. The
stratified random sampling technique was used. The findings showed that
TMS is effective in predicting the direction of relationship between good
governance and human development. The findings further showed that
the model is invariant across gender groups. This paper highlights the
applicability of the constructs of the TMS model into human development
research. It also recommends strategic policy direction for policymakers.
Keywords: Deprivation, gender invariance, well-being, Maqāsid al
Sharī’ah
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Deprivation, gender invariance, well-being, Maqāsid al Sharī’ah