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30 years ago in reason. Brief article Apr 11, 2012 142
Talking business. Brief article Apr 6, 2012 276
Tax changes welcomed. Brief article Apr 6, 2012 295
Regulators under scrutiny: the Law Commission report into health regulation could mean big changes for the GOC. Mar 23, 2012 693
Put equality first: two things you can say about the global financial system today: it's unstable and unequal. A third thing: the two are deeply connected. Vanessa Baird explains why a fair and sustainable economy matters. Baird, Vanessa Mar 1, 2012 3173
What the squid did next: dubbed 'a giant vampire squid ... relentlessly ramming its blood funnel into anything that smells of money', Goldman Sachs has got to the heart of European democracy. Can the bank be curbed Kenneth Haar picks up the story. Haar, Kenneth Mar 1, 2012 1303
A real alternative to destroying our world. Brief article Mar 1, 2012 301
Grocers vs. government: state liquor monopoly overturned. Riggs, Mike Brief article Feb 18, 2012 197
Niger Delta making Shell responsible: Raymond Eyo wants President Goodluck Jonathan (pictured) to be more alive to his responsibilities by pushing Shell to do the decent thing in the Niger Delta: clean up the oil mess. Eyo, Raymond Feb 1, 2012 650
Nigeria anatomy of a crisis. Feb 1, 2012 1277
Zambia vs China? Bowman, Andrew Dec 1, 2011 536
The end state: managing the DOD for the 21st century. Young, Mike Dec 1, 2011 3733
The politics of Saudi subsidies. Aug 1, 2011 1506
The US Imposes New Sanctions On Assad & Iran Regimes. Brief article Jul 4, 2011 242
Saudi Arabia adopts new policy to promote Saudization. Brief article May 11, 2011 274
Industrial City to help boost Bahrain economy. May 11, 2011 349
Independent unions flourish in post-Mubarak Egypt. McGrath, Cam May 1, 2011 1152
Land grabbing, a growing menace: land grabbing in Africa is not a new thing. What is new is the scale, breadth, and ease with which land can now be acquired in Africa, sometimes without transparency and consideration for the huge numbers of people displaced. The collusion of African elites is another factor making it harder to track what is happening. Thembi Mutch reports from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Mutch, Thembi May 1, 2011 1458
SEC studies forming companies to handle municipal projects. Mar 30, 2011 682
Avast Ye Scurvy Dogs! Mar 22, 2011 485
If you save it, will they come? Ives, Mike Mar 22, 2011 3094
'Marshall Plan' For Bahrain & Oman. Mar 7, 2011 502
The expansion of outward FDI: a comparative study of China and India. Hong, Zhao Report Mar 1, 2011 8344
Logging, violence and pleasure: neoliberalism, civil society and corporate governance in West New Britain. Lattas, Andrew Report Mar 1, 2011 13483
Special vehicles of state intervention in Russia and Kazakhstan. Kalyuzhnova, Yelena; Nygaard, Christian A. Report Mar 1, 2011 8358
Was the gradual approach not possible in the USSR? A critique of the Sachs-Woo 'impossibility hypothesis'. Islam, Nazrul Report Mar 1, 2011 26431
Nanjing City, Lite-On collaborate on eco-friendly technologies. Liu, Ken Brief article Feb 22, 2011 231
In U.S., Majority Still Wants Less Corporate Influence; Low income, non-college-educated Americans most likely to favor expanded role. Saad, Lydia Feb 1, 2011 704
Tunisia's Ex-Ruling RCD Scrambles To Change Path. Jan 24, 2011 671
Afghanistan's Willing Entrepreneurs: Supporting Private-Sector Growth in the Afghan Economy. DeAtkine, Norvell Brief article Jan 24, 2011 297
U.S. Satisfaction With Gov't, Morality, Economy Down Since '08; Satisfaction with government system, size, and power down most in last 10 years. Jones, Jeffrey M. Survey Jan 24, 2011 1135
Nakheel gets $750 million Dubai funding. Brief article Jan 6, 2011 321
In the halls of shame: our governments are riddled with hidden persuaders pushing the big business agenda. Vanessa Baird on a cosy nexus that needs constant exposure. Baird, Vanessa Jan 1, 2011 2193
China's textile and apparel industry and the global market: five competitive forces. McCann, Jack Report Jan 1, 2011 6494
China's cheating! Brief article Dec 21, 2010 213
Borneo project: logging's ill-gotten gains hidden in plain sight. Mayer, Judith Dec 21, 2010 603
Under the eternal sky: multinational mining hordes eye mongolia's earthly fortunes. Awehali, Brian Travel narrative Dec 21, 2010 3359
Lost in the valley of excess: California's wealthiest growers, poorest workers, and the water between them ... Gibler, John Dec 21, 2010 4228
Tesco and Co. muscle into India. Eberhardt, Pia Dec 1, 2010 437
Saudi Arabia tops region in ease of doing business. Nov 15, 2010 400
Threatened town looks for alternatives. Demuth, Josie Nov 1, 2010 502
That petrol emotion: there are two kinds of cleanup operations in the Gulf of Mexico: the real one and the one that allows us to continue indulging in fossil fuel fantasy. Both are problematic, argues Adam Ma'anit. Ma'anit, Adam Nov 1, 2010 1740
Editorial. Tarricone, Paul Editorial Nov 1, 2010 410
The Lipitor loophole. Peters, Charles Brief article Nov 1, 2010 182
Who's in charge here? Mark, Jason Editorial Sep 22, 2010 569
Hide and leak: BP's cleanup is more like a cover up. Holding the company accountable will require digging for the truth. Ott, Riki Viewpoint essay Sep 22, 2010 2755
Kabul Pledges Support For Troubled Bank. Sep 13, 2010 943
Minor details: and now we boycott target? Minor, Bob Sep 1, 2010 1053
LOC offers compliance contractor help online. Brief article Aug 13, 2010 291
China's regulations on Internet cafes. Shao, Guosong Case study Jul 1, 2010 3559
Returning Taiwanese businesses will invest NT$40 b. in 2010. Liu, Philip Brief article Jun 11, 2010 252
Medicaid funding for abortion: providers' experiences with cases involving rape, incest and life endangerment. Kacanek, Deborah; Dennis, Amanda; Miller, Kate; Blanchard, Kelly Report Jun 1, 2010 6340
Political connections and firm performance: the Case of Hong Kong. Wong, Stan Hok-Wui Report May 1, 2010 15162
Revisiting the "Google in China" question from a political economic perspective. Lee, Micky Report Apr 1, 2010 7758
Arab companies win 48 mining concession in Kingdom. Apr 1, 2010 348
Out of control. Armey, Dick Apr 1, 2010 719
Oil industry, limping along fine: oil continues to be the backbone of Nigeria as the government's "Vision 2020" masterplan hopes to make the country one of the world's 20 leading economies by 2020. Apr 1, 2010 781
Preventing the misuse of gene synthesis: fostering industry self-regulation, backed up with targeted government policies, is the best way to capture the benefits and reduce the risks of synthetic genomics. Tucker, Jonathan B. Mar 22, 2010 5506
Privatization development in Taiwan: background and issues. Liou, Kuotsai Tom Report Mar 22, 2010 4604
Lessons learned from BOT infrastructure development in Taiwan: a case study of the Taiwan High Speed Railway (THSR) project. Cheng, Hsi-Kai Report Mar 22, 2010 6491
Evaluating contracting-out performance in Taiwan: comparing perceptions of public managers and private contractors. Yang, Kaifeng; Hsieh, Jun Yi; Li, Tzung-Shiun Report Mar 22, 2010 7961
From decentralised developmental state towards authoritarian regulatory state: a case study on drug safety regulation in China. Liu, Peng Case study Mar 1, 2010 9082
Ghana cocoa still tops: though Ghana lost its position as the world's largest cocoa producer in the 1980s, it still produces the best quality cocoa beans in the world, and this makes the country a favourite of global buyers, reports Stephen Gyasi Jnr. Gyasi, Stephen, Jr. Mar 1, 2010 438
Tackling barriers to private sector progress: international economic analyst Moin Siddiqi looks at some of the ways in which obstacles to the development of small to medium business enterprises (SMEs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) might be overcome, backed by information from the World Bank, the OECD and the IMF. Siddiqi, Moin Mar 1, 2010 1435
Working out at the JIIM: embracing the commercial sector as first among equals. Paparone, Christopher R. Mar 1, 2010 691
Gateway to health care reform: building on success. Bennett, Cathleen Feb 1, 2010 616
Chinese companies enter into Saudi construction sector. Jan 27, 2010 455
Move to create insurance market regulator. Jan 27, 2010 458
The GIA affair: With the challenge of self-financing now a stark reality, the management of Ghana International Airlines (GIA) has assured its customers of uninterrupted operations although a strategic partner is yet to come on board, reports Stephen Gyasi Jnr from Accra. Jnr, Stephen Gyasi Jan 1, 2010 685
ETS a subsidy for polluters. Brief article Jan 1, 2010 193
Upgrading Jeddah's warehouse city. Brief article Dec 7, 2009 212
Hunting season: five ways to position your company for Recovery Act dollars. Hutson, Brittany Dec 1, 2009 462
Taking care of business: the world's biggest corporations have highjacked the UN climate talks. That's bad news for our future, argues Oscar Reyes. Reyes, Oscar Viewpoint essay Dec 1, 2009 2281
King of the hill: competing for foreign direct investment in 'Dixie'.(Instructor's Note) Borstorff, Patricia C.; Collum, Taleah H.; Newton, Stan Case study Dec 1, 2009 2766
How US War Veterans Fare Better. Nov 23, 2009 1057
The ticking bomb: when poor people stand up for their rights in Peru they are branded terrorists--and they face violence both from the state and corporate thugs. Boyd, Stephanie Nov 1, 2009 1594
Nigerian banks still in the firing line. Obayiuwana, Osasu Nov 1, 2009 1342
Banking sector in turmoil ... again! When everybody thought Nigeria's banking sector had at last found some stability in the steady hands of Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, in comes a new Central Bank governor to send shockwaves throughout the system. It looks like they are back to square one again, reports Osasu Obayiuwana from Lagos. Obayiuwana, Osasu Oct 1, 2009 2505
Greening the law: can environmental legislation tip the scales of justice in favour of the planet? Olly Zanetti investigates. Zanetti, Olly Oct 1, 2009 3028
Vulture culture: time to close down the investment companies that feed off the living. Dearden, Nicholas Oct 1, 2009 566
Project Apollo: the Genstar Report and the City of Calgary, 1973-1975. Foran, Max Report Sep 22, 2009 9110
From citizens to "stakeholders": the new American constitution: or just call it the New Obama Constitution. Codevilla, Angelo M. Sep 1, 2009 5875
Three little piggies ... go against the market in trucking with the government. Friedman, Abu M. Sep 1, 2009 1707
The structure and roles of China's party-state system in industrial relations: an updated review. Zhining, Ma Report Sep 1, 2009 4814
The public trough. Paul, Rand Aug 1, 2009 789
Charting the business of think tanks. Weidenbaum, Murray Jul 1, 2009 1839
Beyond the international crisis: economy, politics, and culture. Cardoso, Fernando Henrique Jul 1, 2009 1143
Latin America and the global crisis: a firm foundation yields dividends. Eyzaguirre, Nicolas Jul 1, 2009 1111
The financial markets and fear itself. Jenkins, Holman W., Jr. Viewpoint essay Jun 1, 2009 4653
Regulation and American business. Echeverri-Carroll, Elsie; Ayala, Sofia G. Report Jun 1, 2009 4980
Prosecuting the prosecutor: the collapse of Zambian Airways has not only led to job losses and a missing link in the economy, but also a protracted battle in which the airline's owners, politicians and a popular private newspaper are engaged. While the fall of the airline is a business matter, politics is also playing a role in this whole saga. Austin Mbewe reports. Mbewe, Austin Jun 1, 2009 1283
Privatistion in India: is it justified? Selvam, Jesiah Report Jun 1, 2009 4826
Hu's who: just who is running the show in China? Jun 1, 2009 1160
The world economic crisis: indicators and solutions for. Bayoumi, Gamal Jun 1, 2009 2538
The nature of the current crisis and how to deal with it. Petkovski, Mihail Report Jun 1, 2009 2319
The ugly Canadian: forget middle power. Forget model citizen. We're becoming one of the bad kids on the block. Attaran, Amir Essay Jun 1, 2009 4360
Out of the gray: the impact of provincial institutions on business formalization in Vietnam. Malesky, Edmund; Taussig, Markus Report May 1, 2009 15960
The national socialism of Obamanomics: it's been tried before and found ruinous. Srodes, James May 1, 2009 2412
The "other" Russian economy: how everyday firms view the rules of the game in Russia. Frye, Timothy; Yakovlev, Andrei; Yasin, Yevgeny Mar 22, 2009 8368
Why a green future is "unconstitutional" and what to do about it. Morris, Jane Anne Mar 22, 2009 2559
Public organizations undergoing change: a study in urban contracting. Shick, Robert; Weikart, Lynne A. Report Mar 22, 2009 11746
No nationalisation, we are South Africans! Commey, Pusch Mar 1, 2009 1153
Principal agent theory and private property rights in China's economic reform. Yung, Ping Report Mar 1, 2009 8616
McDollar's in Motherland.(Instructor's Note) Barkacs, Linda L.; Barkacs, Craig B. Case study Mar 1, 2009 2492
How free are free markets? "Don't spend what you don't have. Don't chase your tail. Live and learn."--a wise elder. Cohn, William A. Jan 1, 2009 4228
ETS delay: win for big business. Brief article Jan 1, 2009 264
Token environmental policy continues in Australia: Australians elected the Rudd government in the hope it would protect the environment and take action on global warming, DR SHARON BEDER notes, but instead it is promoting an emissions trading scheme, despite evidence this will achieve little apart from higher prices for consumers. Beder, Sharon Jan 1, 2009 2958
Toxic cities: globalizing the problem of waste. White, Rob Case study Sep 22, 2008 5667
Russians Not Sold on Free Market Economy; Forty-one percent say market free of state control is wrong for future. Ray, Julie; Esipova, Neli Survey May 30, 2008 570
Political stability and economic growth in Asia. Younis, Muhammad; Lin, Xu Xiao; Sharahili, Yahya; Selvarathinam, Santhirasegaram Mar 1, 2008 3762
Populism redux. Bresler, Robert J. Critical essay Mar 1, 2008 1034
Now playing: the bottom line. Saltzman, Joe Critical essay Mar 1, 2008 1034
Act locally, think globally, revisited. Jan 1, 2008 1299
Top 10 ways to avoid trouble in China: on 'being yourself'--not!--and other ways Westerners are advised to tread with care. Revis, Ted Jan 1, 2008 804
Carbon trading won't work. Dorsey, Michael K. Viewpoint essay Jan 1, 2008 928
Bling, Iranian-style: Nasrin Alavi returns to Tehran to take the temperature of a country under threat. Alavi, Nasrin Essay Dec 1, 2007 1883
"One country, two systems:" China's economic policies towards state & township/village-owned enterprises, 1978-1992. Wang, Xun Essay Sep 22, 2007 7048
Tender for OCCS. Brief article Jul 13, 2007 86
Public: Big Government Greater Threat Than Big Labor, Big Business; Liberals divided as to whether big business, big government poses greater threat. Carroll, Joseph Survey Jan 5, 2007 658
Funding of Croatian tourism. Kovacevic, Marina; Kovacevic, Branko Technical report Jan 1, 2007 1957
High stakes on K Street: CEOs must use finesse in the world of lobbying and sleazy favors. Galuszka, Peter Apr 1, 2006 2457
Giving voice to the "silent majority": the challenge to building business advocacy is to develop business-government dialogue, but also to bring in small firms, the informal sector and other parts of society. Jan 1, 2006 581
The Global Compact: shifting the politics of international development? Therien, Jean-Philippe; Pouliot, Vincent Jan 1, 2006 8813
Partners in the fight for health: Sian Harrington noted a new sense of partnership between the industry and the state. Harrington, Sian Column Nov 26, 2005 1508
Albright ever the diplomat at forum. Razzano, Tiffany Nov 16, 2005 333
State of denial: accepting liability is rarely easy--especially if you're sure you've already dealt with the issue or it wasn't all your fault anyway. But what if the issue is a humanitarian disaster? Neil Hodge finds that sorry really is the hardest word when big businesses and governments are called to account. Hodge, Neil Apr 1, 2005 2044
A tale of two Carlyles. Ullman, Chris Mar 1, 2005 2368
Don't mourn, organize: big business follows Joe Hill's entreaty to U.S. political dominance. Weissman, Robert Jan 1, 2005 2979
'Quite good theatre'? The productivity commission and architectural regulation. Keddie, Jeffrey Jan 1, 2005 7101
On the mobility of jobs. Editorial Dec 1, 2004 239
Franchise Association active in state capitols. Aug 1, 2004 1233
Giant media monopolies hurt everyone. Saltzman, Joe Column Jul 1, 2004 1031
The abuses of corporate personhood. Lane, Brian May 1, 2004 2080
General elections and expectation of the business sector. Mar 16, 2004 1388
Elections and bank frauds stumbling blocks for economic development in 2004. Dec 9, 2003 1132
Felwick warns of cost stranglehold. Brief Article Nov 1, 2003 221
Reverse auction company reverses its fortunes: FedBid.Com provides opportunities for other small firms as well as itself. Oct 3, 2003 638
Anchorage, Great Falls vie to become distribution hubs. Davis, Lance Aug 4, 2003 632
An effective advocate: here's how the Consumer Electronics Association tackles--and often wins--public policy challenges. Shapiro, Gary Jun 1, 2003 1851
Setting up a legislative day. (Government Relations). Aron, Trudy Jun 1, 2003 500
Private means to public ends: the future of public-private partnership. Poschmann, Finn Jun 1, 2003 14949
Public-private partnerships must be transparent, or citizens won't support them, says C.D. Howe Institute report. Brief Article Jun 1, 2003 201
Political education: what you know and who you know helps your business. (Government Relations). Laird, Betsy; Jacobson, Karen; Lathrop, Matt May 1, 2003 1006
The politics of business: nowhere is the collaboration between business and politicians closer than in the United States under President George W. Bush; in Canada, the relationship is more subtle. (Politics). May 1, 2003 2054
DOL and Home Depot launch National Hiring Partnership Week. (In Washington). Brief Article Apr 1, 2003 275
Adapting corporate governance for sustainable peace. Fort, Timothy L.; Schipani, Cindy A. Mar 1, 2003 19841
Seeking agreement on international climate policymaking. (Ecology). Dunn, Seth Jan 1, 2003 3637
On guard for whom? (Politics). Jan 1, 2003 1331
EU FUNDS TO REFORM GOVT. Nov 1, 2002 136
In business with the U.S. (Savvy Solutions). Hughes, Alan Brief Article Oct 1, 2002 271
Southern Africa focuses on competitiveness at Trade Week. Oct 1, 2002 596
Meaningful public participation in business decisions. (Global Sustainable Development: The Corporate Responsibility). Kaingu, Namakau Sep 1, 2002 908
The economy in perspective. Jul 1, 2002 662
OSHA announces plan for voluntary ergonomics guidelines. (Trends & News). Brief Article May 1, 2002 105
President Bush Freezes Agency Regulations. Brief Article Mar 1, 2001 226
Hail to the (New) Chief. BERMAN, JANICE Dec 1, 2000 1121
CalCPAONLINE web focus. Brief Article Nov 1, 2000 88
GAO: Regulatory Weaknesses Gave Frankel an Opportunity. Brief Article Nov 1, 2000 248
Implications of IMF Conditionalities. Asad, S. Hasan Sep 1, 1999 1677
Business groups want capital relocated as scheduled. Jul 12, 1999 223
EU calls for new WTO rules on investment, competition. Jul 12, 1999 320
WHY SOFTWARE START-UPS STRUGGLE IN FRANCE. Dec 24, 1998 632
DECEMBER PLEBISCITE PROPOSED. Article Sep 1, 1998 211

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