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      • 2000
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      The Nationalist Regime and the Chinese Party-State

      By: William C. Kirby
      Keywords: History; Government and Politics; China
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      Kirby, William C. "The Nationalist Regime and the Chinese Party-State." In Historical Perspectives on Contemporary East Asia, edited by Merle Goldman and Andrew Gordon, 211–237. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000.
      • March 2000 (Revised April 2001)
      • Case

      Menem and the Populist Tradition in Argentina

      By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Eliseo Neuman
      Argentina has flourished under a fixed exchange rate system, yet there are large income and employment fluctuations. The social cost of unemployment is threatening the viability of the economic model. Building a welfare state is one alternative, but this may be a... View Details
      Keywords: History; Governance; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Employment; Currency Exchange Rate; Welfare; Government Administration; Government and Politics; Argentina
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      Di Tella, Rafael M., and Eliseo Neuman. "Menem and the Populist Tradition in Argentina." Harvard Business School Case 700-061, March 2000. (Revised April 2001.)
      • 1999
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      Multinational Cross-Investment between Switzerland and Britain 1914-1945

      By: G. Jones
      This chapter examines multinational cross-investment between Switzerland and Great Britain between 1914 and 1945. While Great Britain and Switzerland were both major home economies for multinationals,few companies from either country were interested in investing in the... View Details
      Keywords: History; Multinational Firms and Management; International Relations; Investment; Great Britain; Switzerland
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      Jones, G. "Multinational Cross-Investment between Switzerland and Britain 1914-1945." In Switzerland and the Great Powers 1914-1945, edited by Sebastien Guex. Geneva: Librairie Droz, 1999.
      • January 1998 (Revised June 1999)
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      German Hyperinflation of 1923, The

      By: David A. Moss and Julio J. Rotemberg
      Presents a compilation of primary and secondary sources as well as a set of data exhibits on the German hyperinflation of 1923. The hyperinflation represented a defining moment in German history and certainly one of the two or three most important economic events of... View Details
      Keywords: History; Price; Production; Money; Inflation and Deflation; Policy; Economy; Government and Politics; Germany
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      Moss, David A., and Julio J. Rotemberg. "German Hyperinflation of 1923, The." Harvard Business School Case 798-048, January 1998. (Revised June 1999.)
      • January 1997 (Revised March 1997)
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      Crisis at the Federal Reserve: Arthur Burns and the Stagflation of 1973-75

      By: David A. Moss and Wyatt C. Wells
      Briefly examines the history of the Federal Reserve System up through 1970 and then delves into how the central bank, under the leadership of Arthur F. Burns, responded to the "stagflation" of the early 1970s. It culminates with the Federal Reserve's response to the... View Details
      Keywords: Central Banking; Inflation and Deflation; Government Administration; Financial Crisis; United States
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      Moss, David A., and Wyatt C. Wells. "Crisis at the Federal Reserve: Arthur Burns and the Stagflation of 1973-75." Harvard Business School Case 797-079, January 1997. (Revised March 1997.)
      • June 1996 (Revised November 1996)
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      Economic Gains from Trade: Comparative Advantage

      By: Robert E. Kennedy and Nancy F. Koehn
      How nations trade and whether they benefit from it are two of the oldest and most important questions in political economy. In the 170 years since David Ricardo formally developed the theory of comparative advantage, it has become one of the principles most widely... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Microeconomics; Trade; Cost Management; Business and Government Relations
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      Kennedy, Robert E., and Nancy F. Koehn. "Economic Gains from Trade: Comparative Advantage." Harvard Business School Background Note 796-183, June 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
      • 1996
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      Staying Afloat in the Construction Industry: Economic and Political Trends for the 1990s

      By: D. Q. Mills
      Keywords: Construction; Business History; Construction Industry
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      Mills, D. Q. Staying Afloat in the Construction Industry: Economic and Political Trends for the 1990s. Los Angeles: BNi Publications, 1996.
      • February 1995 (Revised February 1998)
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      India in the 1990s

      By: George C. Lodge and Ahu Bhasin
      Describes the efforts of Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao to deregulate and open up the Indian economy in the early 1990s. Focuses on the difficulties he encountered, reflected in the poor showing of the ruling Congress Party in state elections in December... View Details
      Keywords: Development Economics; Emerging Markets; Social Issues; Economic Growth; Government and Politics; India
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      Lodge, George C., and Ahu Bhasin. "India in the 1990s." Harvard Business School Case 795-119, February 1995. (Revised February 1998.)
      • December 1994 (Revised January 1996)
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      Constructing a Nation: The United States and Their Constitution, 1763-1792

      By: David A. Moss
      Examines the founding of the United States of America during the second half of the eighteenth century. Focuses on: 1) the reasons why the American colonists rebelled against Britain (1763-1774); 2) the problems the new nation confronted during the War of Independence... View Details
      Keywords: History; Economic Systems; Laws and Statutes; Property; Government Administration; United States
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      Moss, David A. "Constructing a Nation: The United States and Their Constitution, 1763-1792." Harvard Business School Case 795-063, December 1994. (Revised January 1996.)
      • 1994
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      Traditions of Centrality, Authority and Management in Modern China's Foreign Relations

      By: William C. Kirby
      Keywords: History; Governance Controls; International Relations; Policy; China
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      Kirby, William C. "Traditions of Centrality, Authority and Management in Modern China's Foreign Relations." In Ideas and Interpretations in Chinese Foreign Policy, edited by David Shambaugh and Thomas Robinson, 13–30. New York and London: Oxford University Press, 1994.
      • summer 1994
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      Kindling a Flame under Federalism: Progressive Reformers, Corporate Elites, and the Phosphorous Match Campaign of 1909-12

      By: David A. Moss
      Keywords: Government and Politics; History
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      Moss, David A. "Kindling a Flame under Federalism: Progressive Reformers, Corporate Elites, and the Phosphorous Match Campaign of 1909-12." Business History Review 68, no. 2 (summer 1994): 244–275.
      • September 1993 (Revised September 1997)
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      China (A): The Great Awakening

      By: Debora L. Spar
      As the third largest economy after the United States and Japan, China's startling economic growth has spurred increasing interest in the economic, social, and political factors that catapulted the country to sudden prominence. This case starts with an overview of the... View Details
      Keywords: History; Government and Politics; Society; Macroeconomics; China
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      Spar, Debora L. "China (A): The Great Awakening." Harvard Business School Case 794-019, September 1993. (Revised September 1997.)
      • February 1992 (Revised September 2019)
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      The House of Tata

      By: James E. Austin and Ashish Nanda
      The case traces the evolution of the Tata group, one of the largest and highly respected Indian business houses, from its 19th century founding and early growth in diverse industries, to its response to changes in government regulation in independent India, up to its... View Details
      Keywords: Indian Economy; International Business; Government And Business; Government Regulation; Synergy; Conglomerates; Business Conglomerates; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Business History; Steel Industry; Electronics Industry; Chemical Industry; Insurance Industry; Air Transportation Industry; India
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      Austin, James E., and Ashish Nanda. "The House of Tata." Harvard Business School Case 792-065, February 1992. (Revised September 2019.)
      • 1991
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      Competitiveness and the State: Government and Business in Twentieth-Century Britain

      By: G. Jones and M. W. Kirby
      This book looks at the relationship between the British government and business since 1900, and examines the impact of government policies on business, productivity and competitiveness. The authors argue that government has a legitimate role to play in improving... View Details
      Keywords: Political History; Policy; Business History; Performance Consistency; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Productivity; Business and Government Relations; Competitive Strategy; Europe
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      Jones, G., and M. W. Kirby, eds. Competitiveness and the State: Government and Business in Twentieth-Century Britain. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1991.
      • 1989
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      Minguo shiqi Zhongwai jingji jishu hezuo: Meigo zhanshi shengchan quwentuan huan Hua, 1944-1946 [Sino-foreign Economic and Technical Cooporation in Republican China: The U.S. War Production Mission to China, 1944-46]

      By: William C. Kirby
      Keywords: History; International Finance; International Relations; Cooperation; Developing Countries and Economies; China; United States
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      Kirby, William C. "Minguo shiqi Zhongwai jingji jishu hezuo: Meigo zhanshi shengchan quwentuan huan Hua, 1944-1946 [Sino-foreign Economic and Technical Cooporation in Republican China: The U.S. War Production Mission to China, 1944-46]." In Minguo dang'an yu minguo shi xueshu taolunhui lunwenji [Proceedings of the Conference on the Archives and History of Republican China], edited by Zhang Xianwen, et al.. Beijing: Dang'an chubanshe [Archives Press], 1989.
      • 1987
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      Banking and Oil

      By: Geoffrey Jones
      This is the second of two volumes of a business history of a major British bank in the Middle East. Volume 1 traces the history of the bank from its foundation in 1889 as The Imperial Bank of Persia, through the years it was the state bank of Iran, and its... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Economics; Banks and Banking; Government and Politics; Growth and Development; Business History; Problems and Challenges; Iran; Jordan; Kuwait; Oman; Dubai
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      Jones, Geoffrey. Banking and Oil. Vol. 2, History of the British Bank of the Middle East. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
      • 1986
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      Banking and Empire in Iran

      By: Geoffrey Jones
      This is the first of two volumes of a business history of a major British bank in the Middle East. Volume 1 traces the history of the bank from its foundation in 1889 as The Imperial Bank of Persia, through the years it was the state bank of Iran, and its development... View Details
      Keywords: Banks and Banking; International Relations; Business History; Economic History; Political History; War; Iran; Russia; Great Britain
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      Jones, Geoffrey. Banking and Empire in Iran. Vol. 1, History of the British Bank of the Middle East. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986.
      • 1984
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      Energy Policy in America Since 1945: A Study of Business-Government Relations

      By: Richard Vietor
      Follows the history of government intervention in U.S. energy markets from 1945 to the present and shows how shifting market conditions of surplus and shortage and above all, price have played a determining role in the political process and U.S. fuel policy... View Details
      Keywords: Political Economy; United States; Postwar Policy; Energy; Energy Sources; Policy; United States
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      Vietor, Richard. Energy Policy in America Since 1945: A Study of Business-Government Relations. Cambridge University Press, 1984.
      • August 1983 (Revised July 1984)
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      Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics

      By: Richard S. Tedlow
      Keywords: Monopoly; Government and Politics; Industry Structures; Business History
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      Tedlow, Richard S. "Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics." Harvard Business School Case 384-051, August 1983. (Revised July 1984.)
      • August 1983 (Revised March 1995)
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      Railroad Problem and the Solution

      By: Richard S. Tedlow
      A vehicle for a discussion of the causes and consequences of the Interstate Commerce Act. View Details
      Keywords: Transportation; Rail Transportation; Fluctuation; Outcome or Result; Public Sector; Government and Politics; Business History; Complexity; Problems and Challenges; Rail Industry
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      Tedlow, Richard S. "Railroad Problem and the Solution." Harvard Business School Case 384-032, August 1983. (Revised March 1995.)
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