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February 22, 2012
Hans Reuther-Fix
Partnerships may now partner together to increase the likelihood to achieve their mission and to
amplify their reach, which is then usually called an Alliance, like NATO.
The oirgin of partnerships is in the Islamic Law. The QIRAD and the Mudarabas Institutions in Islamic Law and economic jurisprudence were the precursors to limited partnership. They were developed in the medieval Islamic World, when economies flourished and when early trading companies, big business contracts and long distance international trade was established.
In medieval Italy, on the other hand, a business organization, known as COMMENDA appeared in the 10th century. As an institution, the Commenda is very identical to QIRAD, but whether QIRAD transformed into COMMENDA, or the two institutions eveloved indepedently is not known.
On another note, the Arab Spring is really a form of emancipation for Arab People, after about 1000 years of Colonialism and (forced)Autocracies
My reasom for reflecting is simple:
With our Western Money Stock (USD/ GBP), which is enriched continously and disproportionate
(with M3 supply not reported) for our interest based monetary structure in a fee market environment,
will the application of above to the new Arab Spring Countries be a pre-requisite for our proposed Partnership.
If so, prehaps the phrase acquisition, hopefully not hostile takeover with a new assignment for NATO,
could be more appropriate.
HRF