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