One of the major society’s problems is unequal distribution of wealth and resources. Because of improper distribution of resources, parts of the world are pouring their excess potato in Mississippi, while other parts of the world are starving to death. How to correct this improper distribution? Well, different economic systems provided the answer differently. Capitalism solved this problem by resting its trust on consumer’s preference/demand. They said, demand will dictate the allocation of resources. Socialism takes hold of centrally planned economy where all the resource allocation is done through central direction. Islamic economics deals this issue of resource allocation with mixed tool of consumer’s preference and central planning. However, as the world is largely dominated by capitalism, our question is, can the consumer really change the market? Can they really direct the allocation of resources? (more…)