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'Ökonomischer Patriotismus' in Zeiten regionaler und internationaler Integration
Mohr Siebeck 2011; US$ 37.47Hauptbeschreibung Immer mehr Staaten gehen dazu über, die Übernahme heimischer Unternehmen durch ausländische Investoren einer besonderen Kontrolle zu unterstellen. Dies erscheint legitim, solange die staatliche Aufsicht den Schutz der nationalen Sicherheit bezweckt. Nicht selten gehen Regierungseingriffe aber hierüber hinaus und schreiben sich in... more...
American Merchant Experience in 19th Century Japan
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 195.00American merchants established trading firms in the ports of Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasaki which operated from 1859-1899 until the repeal of the Unequal Treaties. Members of a privileged, semi-colonial community, the merchants formed the largest group of Americans in 19th century Japan. In this first book-length treatment of this group, Kevin Murphy... more...
Arbeitsteilung und Vertrag
Mohr Siebeck 2012; US$ 136.66Hauptbeschreibung Die ausgeprägte Arbeitsteilung in hochentwickelten Volkswirtschaften stellt eine Herausforderung für die historisch gewachsenen Zivilrechtsordnungen dar. Die Untersuchung zielt auf eine normative Absicherung der Verantwortlichkeit für die Fehler von Hilfspersonen bei der Erbringung vertraglich geschuldeter Leistungen, der Erfüllung... more...
Barriers to Trade in Services in the CEFTA Region
World Bank Publications 2011; US$ 9.99The Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) was concluded among the countries of Southeastern Europe with the aim to promote further trade integration. The agreement states the objective to 'expand trade in goods and services and foster investment by means of fair, clear, stable and predictable rules.' While recent literature on trade... more...
The Best-Kept Secret
Rutgers University Press 2007; US$ 21.95From lobbyists such as Jack Abramoff, to corporate executives, like Enron's Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, recent scandals dealing with politics and government have focused only on men at the top. But do these high-profile men accurately represent the gendered make up of corporate-government in the United States?In this first in-depth look... more...
Bridging Islands
Oxford University Press, UK 2007; US$ 109.99Bridging Islands is a detailed examination of the key role of venture companies in national technical and economic success, contrasting the industrial and social organization of the world's two largest economies, the US and Japan. The author argues that national policy on venture companies is of paramount importance to their economic growth. -... more...
Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks
Columbia University Press 2013; US$ 28.99In addition to his work as an entrepreneur, corporate executive, and consultant, for the last sixteen years August Turak worked alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey, watching firsthand as they undertook new enterprises and sustained an incredibly successful business practice. Service and selflessness are at the heart of this 1,500-year-old... more...
The Challenge of Public-Private Partnerships
Edward Elgar Publishing 2005; US$ 40.00Argues that even though public - private partnerships are evolving, there is research to bring these joint ventures to account. This book aims to investigate how PPP reforms function in comparison to the traditional methods of providing public sector services and infrastructure and who experiences the successes and failures of these reforms. more...
Changing Big Business
Edward Elgar Publishing 2009; US$ 40.00Drawing on accounts from practitioners, producers and industry representatives, this book investigates the challenges facing global fair trade movement. It develops several fresh approaches to understanding power, governance and social change covering a broad interdisciplinary field of ideas in development, economics and politics. more...
China and the Long March to Global Trade
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 64.95On December 11th 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). China and the Long March to Global Trade examines the prolonged negotiations leading up to this historic event. This edited collection assumes little prior knowledge of the Chinese accession process yet provides an in-depth examination of the related issues. It is therefore... more...









