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- November 2020 (Revised March 2023)
- Teaching Note
Unrest in Chile
By: Vincent Pons, John Masko, Rafael Di Tella and William Mullins
In 2020, Chileans would head to the ballot box to decide their country’s future. Many international observers credited Chile’s decades of neoliberal governance with turning the country into Latin America’s “Tiger,” a prosperous, diversified economy on its way to...
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Pre-colonial Ethnic Institutions and Contemporary African Development
We investigate the role of deeply-rooted pre-colonial ethnic institutions in shaping comparative regional development within African countries. We combine information on the spatial distribution of ethnicities before colonization with regional variation in... View Details
- February 2009 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
Dubai: Global Economy
By: Richard H. K. Vietor and Nicole Michele Forrest
This case, along with Saudi Arabia: “Modern Reform, Enduring Stability” (709-042), provides an opportunity to discuss Saudi Arabia's efforts to modernize, without really Westernizing, in sharp contrast to Dubai, a nearby Arab Emirate. As Saudi Arabia's development...
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Keywords:
Development Economics;
Non-Renewable Energy;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Government and Politics;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Saudi Arabia;
Dubai;
Middle East
Vietor, Richard H. K., and Nicole Michele Forrest. "Dubai: Global Economy." Harvard Business School Case 709-043, February 2009. (Revised August 2010.)
- 11 Apr 2013
- News
Current fiscal policy harms U.S. competitiveness
- February 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Remaking the Rainbow Nation: South Africa 2002
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Debora L. Spar and Katherine E. Cousins
In April 1994, the world witnessed a political milestone in South Africa. After decades of repression and racial segregation, South Africa's black majority came to power at last, as the African National Congress (ANC), led by the celebrated Nelson Mandela, rode into...
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Keywords:
Development Economics;
Race;
Political Elections;
Economic Growth;
Business and Government Relations;
South Africa
Abdelal, Rawi E., Debora L. Spar, and Katherine E. Cousins. "Remaking the Rainbow Nation: South Africa 2002." Harvard Business School Case 702-035, February 2002. (Revised February 2003.)
- 22 Nov 2015
- News
Ruling From the Shadows
- May 1986 (Revised November 1990)
- Case
Airbus vs. Boeing (A): Turbulent Skies
Presents the economic and political dimensions of competition in the commercial aircraft industry, as demonstrated by Airbus of Europe and Boeing of the United States.
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Keywords:
Economics;
Government and Politics;
Competition;
Aerospace Industry;
Europe;
United States
Salter, Malcolm S. "Airbus vs. Boeing (A): Turbulent Skies." Harvard Business School Case 386-193, May 1986. (Revised November 1990.)
- October 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Fixing Facebook: Fake News, Privacy, and Platform Governance
By: David Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook based on the idea that connecting people was a fundamentally good thing—and a way to turn a handsome profit. But from the beginning, Facebook received criticism both for how it handled user privacy and how it curated user-generated...
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Keywords:
Platform;
Governance;
Privacy;
Internet and the Web;
Corporate Governance;
Ethics;
Business and Government Relations;
Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
Web Services Industry
Yoffie, David, and Daniel Fisher. "Fixing Facebook: Fake News, Privacy, and Platform Governance." Harvard Business School Case 720-400, October 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- Video
Patrick Chalhoub
Patrick Chalhoub, CEO of Dubai-based luxury retailer Chalhoub, discusses responses to political risk after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
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Whites See Racism as a Zero-Sum Game That They Are Now Losing
By: Michael I. Norton and Samuel R. Sommers
Although some have heralded recent political and cultural developments as signaling the arrival of a post-racial era in America, several legal and social controversies regarding "reverse racism" highlight Whites' increasing concern about anti-White bias. We show that...
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Keywords:
Racism;
Zero-sum Game;
Bias;
Affirmative Action;
Prejudice and Bias;
Race;
Social Issues;
United States
Norton, Michael I., and Samuel R. Sommers. "Whites See Racism as a Zero-Sum Game That They Are Now Losing." Perspectives on Psychological Science 6, no. 3 (May 2011): 215–218.
- 14 Apr 2022
- News
China Hesitates on Bailing Out Sri Lanka, Pakistan as Debt Soars
- 20 Aug 2001
- Research & Ideas
Making an Ally of Uncle Sam
influence them. More specifically, this approach steers attention away from the political processes whereby administrative policies are formed and implemented . . . . These difficulties are compounded by the typical simplifying device of...
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- February 1975 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Elizabeth Best (A)
By: Wickham Skinner and Ardis Burst
New political appointee with years of volunteer experience takes over highly responsible job in state government and is met with bureaucratic resistance.
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Keywords:
Government Administration;
Organizational Structure;
Attitudes;
Groups and Teams;
Human Resources;
Jobs and Positions;
Prejudice and Bias;
Public Administration Industry
Skinner, Wickham, and Ardis Burst. "Elizabeth Best (A)." Harvard Business School Case 675-123, February 1975. (Revised April 2002.)
- 2013
- Working Paper
Managers and Market Capitalism
By: Rebecca Henderson and Karthik Ramanna
In a capitalist system based on free markets, do managers have responsibilities to the system itself? If they do, should these responsibilities shape their behavior when they are engaging in the political process in an attempt to structure the institutions of...
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- July 2022 (Revised September 2022)
- Case
Birla Carbon Egypt: Building Soft Power in a Foreign Country
By: Jeremy Friedman and Malini Sen
Birla Carbon, a flagship business of the nearly $60-billion global conglomerate and India-headquartered Aditya Birla Group (ABG), is one of the world's top manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality carbon black. The largest among its 16 manufacturing plants is Birla...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Family Business;
Disruption;
Transformation;
Diversity;
Trade;
Energy;
Values and Beliefs;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Global Strategy;
Government and Politics;
Private Ownership;
Civil Society or Community;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Value Creation;
Industrial Products Industry;
Rubber Industry;
Egypt;
Africa;
India;
Asia;
Atlanta;
United States
Friedman, Jeremy, and Malini Sen. "Birla Carbon Egypt: Building Soft Power in a Foreign Country." Harvard Business School Case 723-003, July 2022. (Revised September 2022.)
- 02 May 2013
- HBS Seminar
Eric Werker, Harvard Business School
- June 2022 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Sweden's Utopia at a Crossroads
By: Debora L. Spar and Julia M. Comeau
Sweden’s model of capitalism rests on a unique social contract, in which social welfare priorities can co-exist within a vibrant capitalist system. In 2022, however, contemporary pressures were growing on the traditional Swedish model, including mounting calls for...
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Keywords:
Capitalism;
Social Welfare;
Policy;
Privatization;
Immigration;
Social Issues;
Civil Society or Community;
Government and Politics;
Sweden
Spar, Debora L., and Julia M. Comeau. "The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Sweden's Utopia at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 322-046, June 2022. (Revised November 2022.)
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
and face disincentive effects from taxation but acquire positive benefits from public infrastructure. Political corruption governs the efficiency with which tax revenues are translated into infrastructure. The model predicts an inverted-U...
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Sean Silverthorne
- August 2014
- Article
Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India
By: Sonia Bhalotra, Irma Clots-Figueras, Guilhem Cassan and Lakshmi Iyer
This paper investigates whether the religious identity of state legislators in India influences development outcomes, both for citizens of their religious group and for the population as a whole. Using an instrumental variables approach derived from a regression...
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Keywords:
Politician Identity;
Infant Mortality;
Primary Education;
India;
Muslim;
Fairness;
Religion;
Government and Politics;
India
Bhalotra, Sonia, Irma Clots-Figueras, Guilhem Cassan, and Lakshmi Iyer. "Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 104 (August 2014): 4–17.