Thursday, June 7, 2007

Theory of Profit: The Islamic Viewpoint

Much of the literature on Islamic economics in the realm of distribution has so far been mainly concerned with questions relating to interest. Rent and, at times, wages have also been discussed. But the subject of profit continues to remain in a state of almost total neglect. References to it have made occasional appearance in the discussions on mudarabah or the principles of trade. The present paper, therefore, makes a preliminary attempt to look at profit theory from the Islamic viewpoint.

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