Economics
epub |eng | 2009-09-08 | Author:Davidoff, Steven M. [Davidoff, Steven M.]

The Future of Hedge Fund Activism The Jana and Children’s battles show the perils and potential of hedge fund investing. In both instances, the companies appeared to have limited defenses ...
( Category: Industries April 26,2018 )
epub |eng | 2009-01-01 | Author:Wilkinson, Richard [Wilkinson, Richard]

( Category: Politics & Government April 26,2018 )
epub |eng | 2012-05-29 | Author:Edelman, Peter [Edelman, Peter]

ATTACKING DEEP POVERTY Every other wealthy industrialized country has a guarantee of a baseline income, at least for families with children—“family allowances” or “children’s allowances” are the usual names for ...
( Category: Social Sciences April 26,2018 )
epub |eng | 2012-03-27 | Author:Franklin, Daniel & Andrews, John [Franklin, Daniel & Andrews, John]

The case against fiscal fatalism Do the public finances really have to reach such a pass? When looking forward it helps to look back as well. Compare government spending today ...
( Category: Economics April 26,2018 )
epub |eng | 2011-04-05 | Author:Schutz, Eric A. [Schutz, Eric A.]

Monopoly/oligopoly power The textbook case of pure monopoly is merely the rare extreme case of a much more common situation widely found in market systems, in which a small number ...
( Category: Economics April 26,2018 )
epub |eng | 2012-05-08 | Author:Herman, Arthur [Herman, Arthur]

Unlike Knudsen, Donald Nelson was no industrial production man. He was a chemical engineer, with a degree from the University of Missouri—a handy degree when later he had to look ...
( Category: Industries April 26,2018 )
epub |eng | 2002-04-26 | Author:Bernstein, William [Bernstein, William]

How to Handle the Panic What is the investor to do during the inevitable crashes that characterize the capital markets? At a minimum, you should not panic and sell out—simply ...
( Category: Investing April 26,2018 )
epub |eng | 2010-05-24 | Author:Rajan, Raghuram G. [Rajan, Raghuram G.]

Assigning Blame The private financial sector bears an enormous responsibility for what happened. But did the brokers act immorally? Clearly, misleading retirees about their payments was wrong and bordered on ...
( Category: Economics April 26,2018 )
epub |eng | 2012-02-28 | Author:Lynch, Peter & Rothchild, John [Lynch, Peter & Rothchild, John]

BEWARE THE MIDDLEMAN The company that sells 25 to 50 percent of its wares to a single customer is in a precarious situation. SCI Systems (not to be confused with ...
( Category: Investing April 26,2018 )
mobi |eng | 2012-10-09 | Author:Leo Panitch & Sam Gindin [Panitch, Leo]

10 The New Imperial Challenge: Managing Crises There is nothing like a crisis to clarify things. Even if the discourse of neoliberalism obscured how much states were playing a crucial ...
( Category: Americas April 26,2018 )
mobi |eng | 2012-03-13 | Author:Michael T. Klare [Klare, Michael T.]

TABLE 6.1: THE RARE EARTHS AND THEIR USES Sources: U.S. General Accounting Office, Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain, April 1, 2010; Keith Bradsher, “China Tightens Grip on ...
( Category: Politics & Government April 26,2018 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2012-05-22 | Author:Enrico Moretti [Moretti, Enrico]

Figure 10. Unemployment rates by level of education Source: Adapted from a graph by Bill McBride, calculatedriskblog.com. This distinction between causes is important, because it suggests a policy reform that ...
( Category: Job Hunting & Careers April 26,2018 )
mobi |eng | 2012-06-14 | Author:Elizabeth L. Cline [Cline, Elizabeth L.]

Maui and I took the elevator back downstairs and walked into a dimly lit warehouse hidden away on the far side of the donation drop-off area. This room, Maui informed ...
( Category: Marketing & Sales April 26,2018 )
mobi |eng | 2012-10-09 | Author:Sam Gindin & Leo Panitch [Gindin, Sam]

10 The New Imperial Challenge: Managing Crises There is nothing like a crisis to clarify things. Even if the discourse of neoliberalism obscured how much states were playing a crucial ...
( Category: Americas April 26,2018 )
epub |eng | 2017-05-25 | Author:Gavin Bridge,Philippe Le Billon & Philippe Le Billon

Energy security The “security” of energy normally refers to the maintenance of a reliable supply at prices that are affordable to consumers yet profitable enough for producers to justify investments ...
( Category: Industries April 25,2018 )