This study aimed to identify the government spending and its impact on indicators of human development in Muslim societies. The researcher chose Sultanate of Oman a model to study, where he intended to find out the impact of the government spending on education and health sectors and the average individual’s income. The study included definition of human development, its objectives, indicators, components and principles. The study also investigated the human development aspects in the Sultanate of Oman as a model of an Arab Islamic state. The study reached a number of results, most importantly was weak spending on scientific research and innovation compared with total income. A number of recommendations have been suggested, most importantly the rescheduling of the government's priorities to education and training. |