How Jeff D. Opdyke became a successful international investor is an Everyman tale that began thirteen years ago when he discarded conventional wisdom. At the time, Wall Street’s pros insisted that average investors buy domestic mutual funds that invest overseas. But Jeff ignored their tepid advice. Instead, he opted for the intrepid, opening bank and … >>

Why dissenters can be an organization’s most valuable asset and how to transform dissent into innovation Innovation is essential to competitive survival in today’s global marketplace. But in the majority of traditional organizations, innovators are perceived as counter-productive dissenters, single-minded troublemakers who are difficult to manage and politically naive. Written by a leading international expert … >>

Introduction to key background information on India, its culture and its history as well as its industry. Step-by-step guide through the whole outsourcing process.

Over the past two decades, governments have delegated extensive regulatory authority to international private-sector organizations. This internationalization and privatization of rule making has been motivated not only by the economic benefits of common rules for global markets, but also by the realization that government regulators often lack the expertise and resources to deal with increasingly … >>

The transatlantic slave trade played a major role in the development of the modern world. It both gave birth to and resulted from the shift from feudalism into the European Commercial Revolution. James A. Rawley fills a scholarly gap in the historical discussion of the slave trade from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century by … >>

How should governments and central banks use monetary policy to create a healthy economy? Traditionally, policymakers have used such strategies as controlling the growth of the money supply or pegging the exchange rate to a stable currency. In recent years a promising new approach has emerged: publicly announcing and pursuing specific targets for the rate … >>

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As globalisation wobbles into world crisis, a vividly written, brilliantly original history of world trade, the first for a generation is presented. ‘”A Splendid Exchange” is a splendid book’ – “New York Times”. “A Splendid Exchange” tells the epic story of global commerce, from its prehistoric origins to the myriad crises confronting it today. It … >>

“A superb volume on the new economics of geography by three pioneers in the field. This lucid, elegant book is a must for any graduate course in urban economics.” — Edward L. Glaeser, Professor of Economics, Harvard University Since 1990 there has been a renaissance of theoretical and empirical work on the spatial aspects of … >>

How can you best extend your knowledge of how multinational enterprises (MNEs) function? What does globalization mean for today’s managers? How do students turn the message from academic literature into effective business strategies within an MNE? This practical textbook shows how the key concepts from business strategy literature can be applied to multinational enterprise. MBA … >>

You already know that I’ve been beating the China drum now for years. China’s economic boom reminds me of America at the beginning of the industrial revolution. China bursting the shackles of Communism, together with the emergence of a huge—half a billion—educated consumer class, has created the perfect economic environment for spectacular and long-running, growth … >>

What is a global market? How does it work? At a time when new crises in world markets cannot be satisfactorily resolved through old ideas, Market Threads presents a detailed analysis of the international cotton trade and argues for a novel and groundbreaking understanding of global markets. The book examines the arrangements, institutions, and power … >>

Combines relevant, practical information with real life insights and cultural know-how that make the difference between success and failure in doing business in a foreign land.