Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Government & Business

The environmental, the economic - and indeed the political - impact of the catastrophic 2010 blowout of BP's well in the Gulf of Mexico has highlighted the central part played by oil in the modern world. The fate of millions now depends on the ever-shifting value of petroleum and on the fortunes of the corporations that deliver it. The story of oil - how it came to play such a dominant role in the world economy, who controls its extraction, pricing and supply - is essential to an understanding of contemporary world politics. In this acclaimed book, Francisco Parra draws on his long...

The Audacity of Help unrolls the blueprints and offers insights on how the economic stimulus package--as passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama--will affect healthcare, education, the environment, energy, taxes, and more. The book includes analysis of...

Viewing particular policy actions through an entrepreneurial lens is useful in two broad dimensions....

In his book, Too Big To Fail, Policies and Practices in Government Bailouts, book editor Benton E Gup, Alan Greenspan was quoted as saying when reacting to the Chrysler bailout over two decades ago, he stated he feared that not "that it would fail (Chrysler), but that it would succeed." According to John Gordon: "History Repeats in Finance Company Bailouts," Wall Street Journal. Greenspan was alluding to the fact that "fear and greed are two compelling forces present in markets."

The creation of European Works Councils is arguably the most important measure taken in global industrial relations in recent years. Adopted with the primary goal of facilitating European-level workers' participation in information-sharing and consultation in multinational companies, EWCs have also been central to a wide-ranging process of institution-building at the European level. European Works Councils charts the growth in the number of EWCs and the development of practices associated with EWCs between 1994, when legislation on EWCs was adopted, and 2009, when the initial...

This book explores the role of the grass roots public administrative institution of DC & DM in historical context for Pakistan, and its viability for a meaningful democracy and stability of the country. The authors contend that Pakistan s democracy to-date lacks firm foundation, as evidenced by the country s disintegration in 1971, violence and drugs in the 80s, crime infested communities in the 90s, terrorism in the 2000s, and the current volatile situation in Balochistan and FATA, as well as high crime rate and lacking sense of security among the communities of Pakistan.

Essays address the elements driving corporate value: the board of directors, compensation for CEOs and other employees,...

Essays address the elements driving corporate value: the board of directors, compensation for CEOs and other employees,...

In this collection of articles from the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, more than thirty leading scholars and practitioners discuss the possibilities and limitations of global...