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- 2024
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The U.S. Secession Crisis as a Breakdown of Democracy
By: Dean Grodzins and David Moss
This chapter examines the U.S. secession crisis of 1860–1861 as a case of democratic breakdown. From December 1860 to early June 1861, eleven of the fifteen slaveholding states in the U.S. South declared secession from the Union. The trigger for the crisis was Abraham...
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Grodzins, Dean, and David Moss. "The U.S. Secession Crisis as a Breakdown of Democracy." Chap. 3 in When Democracy Breaks: Studies in Democratic Erosion and Collapse, from Ancient Athens to the Present Day, edited by Archon Fung, David Moss, and Odd Arne Westad, 43–107. Oxford University Press, 2024.
- 02 Oct 2008
- What Do You Think?
Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?
down" and "bottom up" provisions, the product of a political compromise. Some would claim that markets that were too free and not sufficiently regulated got us into this mess. That will be a topic of debate (not unlike the one that led to...
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by Jim Heskett
- January 2008 (Revised April 2008)
- Teaching Note
Transformation at the IRS (TN)
By: Frances X. Frei and Amy C. Edmondson
Teaching Note for [603010].
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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Snapping Up Voters
Illustration by Chris Gash When Rob Saliterman (MBA 2011) started selling online political ads at Google, they were almost all destined for people already seeking political content, placed either on specific...
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Sasha Issenberg
- 13 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Productivity of Multi-Ethnic Teams
Kenyan Organization.” For years, Pons had been researching electoral politics in France. “We found that if you provide information to voters one-on-one it increased participation,” says Pons, an assistant professor of business...
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by Michael Blanding
- 07 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Banning Big-box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers
Sometimes city governments issue zoning requirements prohibiting the construction of giant retail stores. The latest: Swansboro, North Carolina, where town residents are hotly debating an ordinance that, in effect, would ban construction of a Walmart. The typical goal...
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- 03 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Homeland Security: A Ready-made Market
September 11 and the establishment of a Department for Homeland Security (along with a budget of nearly $38 billion for FY 2003) have created immediate opportunities and challenges for the industry, according to HBS associate professor Scott Snook. Given the realities...
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- December 1979 (Revised November 1981)
- Case
Congressman Ned Pattison
By: J. Ronald Fox
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Government and Politics
Fox, J. Ronald. "Congressman Ned Pattison." Harvard Business School Case 380-113, December 1979. (Revised November 1981.)
- August 27, 2008
- Editorial
Barack Obama: American Enough
By: A. Zelleke
Zelleke, A. "Barack Obama: American Enough." Christian Science Monitor (August 27, 2008).
- December 8, 2010
- Article
Losing Sight of Lincoln: A Mid-course Resurrection to Save Obama's Presidency
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Keywords:
Government and Politics
Koehn, Nancy F. "Losing Sight of Lincoln: A Mid-course Resurrection to Save Obama's Presidency." Washington Post, On Leadership (December 8, 2010).
- October 8, 2010
- Article
It's Time for Obama 2.0
By: Bill George
George, Bill. "It's Time for Obama 2.0." New York Times (October 8, 2010).
- April 2007
- Case
Federal Bureau of Investigation (A)
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Michael A. Roberto
Rivkin, Jan W., and Michael A. Roberto. "Federal Bureau of Investigation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 707-500, April 2007.
- March 26, 2007
- Article
KPMG for Mayor!
By: Eric D. Werker
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Government and Politics
Werker, Eric D. "KPMG for Mayor!" Forbes 179, no. 6 (March 26, 2007): 40.
- March 1995 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
U.S.A. 1995: The Republican Resurgence
By: George C. Lodge and Marie Bell
Lodge, George C., and Marie Bell. "U.S.A. 1995: The Republican Resurgence." Harvard Business School Case 795-124, March 1995. (Revised July 1995.)
- 2001
- Other Unpublished Work
Revisiting Coase's Federal Communications Commission: The Costs of Problematic History
By: David Moss and Michael Fein
- Dataset
US Homes Lacking Plumbing
- Dataset
Women's Suffrage
- Dataset