A self-dependent system that filters out the corrupt irrelevant of his/her affiliation with the society. A society whose value-system is based on education and critical thinking. An overhaul of the political and socio-economic system is due. With that internal revolution, the country(ies) may face hardship and suffer because old ways are hard to let go but when the new system that is based on merit matures, it will yield its fruits in the form of a new way of life that serves as an equal plainfield for all who qualify.
Its not socialism. It's Controlled Capitalism, that ensures there is no one left behind in the race for capital. Kind of like Social Security System that ensures that even the poorest of the poorest are fed at the end of each day regardless of their input in the society.
Education for all. Which in turn will allow Equal Opportunity for all because people will be selected on merit from top-down. This ensures the faces rotate if they don't work well.
I'm sure, i am missing a lot of necessary points. But these are just what i could think of, from the top of my head.
An example of a rule is Khalifas who worked to serve the public because they felt accountable for their actions to an authority much higher than humans. OR Jinnah, who chose to pay himself Rs. 1/Month as the Governor General of the newly formed Pakistan.
Until we have leaders who are willing to sacrifice all they have to make others' lives better, we will always be victims to an internal Nine Eleven that is suffered by the majority of the poor/developing nations on a daily basis.
It feels like u have assumed that these rulers want to fix the system, with this assumption ur reply is seems to be good, but what if the main problem is these rulers, what if these problems are part is created by these rulers so that they can maintian status quo.
What should the nation do! actually in true sense Muslim world is lacking the true leadership... the leaders we have today are (maybe) somewhat sincere, but they do lack vision to develop the nation niether they have tendency to stand for what is right ( unlike teaching of Islam).
Day to Day business of Muslims countries is running on "Theory of Neccessities"and "surviving the day" basis. The Countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar they are rich only because they have minerals, yet after all these year they lack the skills and technology to extract these minerals. They are heavily depended on western technologies and Human resources.
How can they have a say in worldly affairs?
They ray of hope is there, but it is dim ...