TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– To explore the outer reaches of buying, selling, property rights in an Islamic context.Design/methodology/approach– Philosophical, applying legal analysis, critique to the work of Richard Epstein.Findings– That there are no exceptions to the general rule that, under full free enterprise, anything must be allowed to be purchased, sold or given away.Research limitations/implications– To attain a system of laissez‐faire capitalism, the law should be changed so as to recognize voluntary slave contracts.Practical implications– There would be very few or none in an advanced wealthy society. However, there might be some in the underdeveloped world.Originality/value– It advances one's knowledge of the marketplace, law and contracts.
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
SN  - 0828-8666
DO  - 10.1108/08288660610647783
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/08288660610647783
AU  - Harahap Sofyan S.
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - Social accounting in Islamic political economy
T2  - Humanomics
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 34
EP  - 46
Y2  - 2024/09/24
ER  -