A public-private partnership (PPP) can be defined as a cooperative arrangement between the public and private sectors for the sharing of the risks and responsibilities for the provision of asset-based (infrastructure) services. The long-term contractual nature of the business relationship leads...

The paper outlines a programme of research funded under the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme. The proposed research will examine the likely effects of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in terms of both its impacts upon the farming sector and the non-market benefits it may generate....

In the Islamic paradigm, the owner of capital can legitimately share the profits made by the entrepreneur, and the acceptability of that practice has provided the foundation for the development and implementation of Islamic banking

Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are arrangements wherein private parties participate in, or provide support for, the provision of infrastructure, and a PPP project results in a contract for a private entity to deliver public infrastructure-based services. A fundamental feature is that the...

Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are arrangements wherein private parties participate in, or provide support for, the provision of infrastructure, and a PPP project results in a contract for a private entity to deliver public infrastructure-based services. A fundamental feature is that the...

[eng] Modern banking in theory and practice . . This article gives a survey of literature on the new theories of the banking firm. First it is argued that financial intermediaries exist to facilitate the financing process with respect to varions information costs. Bank are then analysed as "...