> I was surprised to learn idea of corporations started in the > ancient Moslem East. See chapter 8.
True. But Islamic free trade disallows interest... makes for a completely different system. Can you imagine Enron without all the convoluted banking tricks? On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:53:46 -0700, Al <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Gary VanderMolen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Other countries seem to be much more pro-consumer > > compared to the caveat emptor attitude in the US. > > USA; the home of corporate greed for the last 150 years or so... > > I was surprised to learn idea of corporations started in the > ancient Moslem East. See chapter 8. > > "The actual vehicle for large-scale European commerce developed out of > another gift of Islam, the qirad contract. > ... > The first mention of the qirad in Islam occurs in the Muwatta' of Malik > ibn Anas, the oldest extant Islamic legal text, which was written > sometime after 750 AD." > > The History of the Corporation > Volume One > by Bruce Brown > http://www.astonisher.com/archives/corporation_intro.html > > Al (who finally got the tag lines working) > > I pledge allegiance to the Corporate States of America; > and to the Republicans for which it stands. > A divided nation, under dept; with Justice and Liberty for Oil. > > -- G. Waleed Kavalec ------------------------------- Why are we all in this handbasket and where is it going so fast ?
