Least Developed Countries - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jul 2009
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Backlash Against Investment Arbitration, edited by Michael Waibel, Asha Kaushal, Kyo-Hwa Chung, and Claire Balchin. London: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, forthcoming Abstract There are at least three reasons for the current backlash... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

John L. Collyer

off from its crude rubber sources. Summoned by the nation, Collyer developed and executed a program to provide the armed forces and the country with critical man-made rubber products. View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

01 Jan 2008
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James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959

traveling to 140 countries with his wife, Elaine, a specialist in early childhood education, he made it a practice to spend time with people in poor areas before visiting with heads of state or ngos. “We learned a lot that those leaders... View Details

December 2004 (Revised August 2006)
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Brcko and the Arizona Market

By: Bruce R. Scott and Edward Murphy

Explores the role of the U.S. military in facilitating the establishment of a spectacularly successful free trade area in one of the most devastated areas of Bosnia. NATO's imposition of law and order, plus protection from local political protection rackets, led to... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Trade; Economic Growth; Industry Growth; Government Legislation; Emerging Markets; Bosnia and Hercegovina; United States

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More or Less Poverty? The Economic Effects of the MNE at Home and in the LDC's

By: L. T. Wells Jr.

Keywords: Poverty; Developing Countries and Economies; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Economies and Regions

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01 Sep 2009
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Faculty Research Online

HBS Working Knowledge vault about building a business in a down economy, motivating the troops, and other current topics. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6232.html. Why Do Countries Adopt International Financial Reporting Standards? Why do... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

08 May 2007
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problems that it presents to government officials and to business leaders in developed countries and in the developing world. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Executive Education Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

your learning and development goals. Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555). Application Submission: We recommend that you apply at least four... View Details

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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog

Financial Dynamics") uses the experience of a famous economist (John Maynard Keynes) and several countries which have suffered through tremendous economic dislocation to identify and develop the issues of... View Details

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Philia Hiotis

Money is the most important thing in life. Well, not actually, but if you're poor it can make a difference. I want to contribute to improving people's lives through a career in economic development, with a focus on providing microfinance services to low-income people... View Details

17 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

A group of Chinese tourists visiting the promenade in front of Pudong's skyline. Source: Richmatts When F. Warren McFarlan and a small group of HBS colleagues arrived in Beijing in July 1979, they stepped off the plane into a country... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007

subjective preferences expressed by the receiving countries themselves. Finally, we use a two-stage least squares methodology to control for measurement error and endogeneity. Exploiting a new comprehensive... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2014
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Afghanistan’s Hope and Light

Khoja, now 56, never planned to go to Afghanistan. A veteran telecom executive responsible for launching service in developing countries around the world, he was working for Deutsche Telekom in Croatia in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

January 2001 (Revised May 2001)
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Russia: The End of a Time of Troubles?

By: Rawi E. Abdelal

Describes Russia's troubled economic transition since 1991, highlights the problem of institutional development, and surveys the challenges President Vladimir Putin faced in 2000. The first section provides a brief synopsis of liberalization, stabilization, and... View Details

Keywords: Transition; Public Sector; Privatization; Economy; Developing Countries and Economies; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; Russia

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01 Jun 2007
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Faculty Books

Sovereignty by Louis T. Wells and Rafiq Ahmed (Oxford University Press) In the 1990s, firms from rich countries invested in projects in the developing world, but soon disputes arose. As projects soured, some... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

July 2008 (Revised January 2009)
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Londolozi: Towards a Sustainable Business Model and Ecological Integrity in Southern Africa

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Thomas Koelble

The Londolozi game viewing reserve in South Africa became a defining icon of ecotourism during the 1990s and early 2000s-that is, a tourist business promoting ecological land management and, at the same time, local economic development. The reserve was in a region in... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Tourism Industry; South Africa

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17 Dec 2013
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concealable. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/nashraf/AshrafFieldLee_Sept2013.pdf August 2013 American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics Medium Term Business Cycles in Developing Countries By:... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

23 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia

To what extent do multinational corporations have an institutional obligation to the Asian countries in which they serve, and does that obligation include holding higher standards than Asian law requires? These questions were debated at... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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International Job Search Resources

Guide: a good starting point for country research. CPD International Research Tools: Career & Professional Development at HBS has additional resources for international job search. ... View Details