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- Fall 2023
- Article
Firms, Rules, and Global Capitalism
By: Rawi Abdelal
Every organization of the world economy has been unstable. Each system is necessarily composed of trade-offs. Opportunities emerge, and disappointments abound. Nothing lasts; nothing is finished; and nothing is perfect. View Details
Abdelal, Rawi. "Firms, Rules, and Global Capitalism." Business History Review 97, no. 3 (Fall 2023): 633–644.
- May 2009 (Revised January 2011)
- Case
Enel: Power, Russia, and Global Markets
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Richard H.K. Vietor and Sogomon Tarontsi
Although the global trend toward liberalization of electric utilities forced Enel, the largest power company in Italy, to give up some of its assets in its home base, it also opened up many opportunities abroad, including in Russia, one of the largest electricity... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy Generation; Foreign Direct Investment; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business and Government Relations; Utilities Industry; Russia; Italy
Abdelal, Rawi E., Richard H.K. Vietor, and Sogomon Tarontsi. "Enel: Power, Russia, and Global Markets." Harvard Business School Case 709-046, May 2009. (Revised January 2011.)
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
PublicationsThe Profits of Power: Commerce and Realpolitik in Eurasia Authors:Rawi Abdelal Publication:Review of International Political Economy (forthcoming) Abstract Although the energy trade is the single most important element of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2001
- Book
National Purpose in the World Economy: Post-Soviet States in Comparative Perspective
By: Rawi Abdelal
Abdelal, Rawi. National Purpose in the World Economy: Post-Soviet States in Comparative Perspective. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2001.
- May 28, 2020
- Editorial
Populism, the Pandemic, and the Crisis of Globalization
By: Rawi Abdelal
Abdelal, Rawi. "Populism, the Pandemic, and the Crisis of Globalization." Valdai Discussion Club (May 28, 2020).
- February 2006
- Article
Writing the Rules of Global Finance: France, Europe, and Capital Liberalization
By: Rawi Abdelal
Abdelal, Rawi. "Writing the Rules of Global Finance: France, Europe, and Capital Liberalization." Review of International Political Economy 13, no. 1 (February 2006): 1–27.
- 2004
- Chapter
Markets and Meanings: Nationalism, Land, and Property in Lithuania
By: Rawi Abdelal
Abdelal, Rawi. "Markets and Meanings: Nationalism, Land, and Property in Lithuania." In Land Rights, Ethno-Nationality, and Sovereignty in History, edited by Stanley L. Engerman and Jacob Metzer, 111–127. New York: Routledge, 2004.
- 30 Mar 2022
- News
The West Can Strengthen Zelensky’s Negotiating Position
- September 2020
- Article
Dignity, Inequality, and the Populist Backlash: Lessons from America and Europe for a Sustainable Globalization
By: Rawi Abdelal
The greatest challenge to the sustainability of our current era of globalization comes from within the United States. Most Americans have come to reject globalization. We must discern the lessons from the parts of the developed world where the backlash is also... View Details
Keywords: Populism; Backlash; Dignity; Globalization; Economic Systems; Equality and Inequality; Policy; Values and Beliefs; United States; Europe
Abdelal, Rawi. "Dignity, Inequality, and the Populist Backlash: Lessons from America and Europe for a Sustainable Globalization." Global Policy 11, no. 4 (September 2020): 492–500.
- 2020
- Working Paper
Dignity, Inequality, and the Populist Backlash: Lessons from America and Europe for a Sustainable Globalization
By: Rawi Abdelal
The greatest challenge to the sustainability of our current era of globalization comes from within the United States. Most Americans have come to reject globalization. We must discern the lessons from the parts of the developed world where the backlash is also... View Details
Keywords: Pandemics; Populism; Dignity; Globalization; Economic Systems; Equality and Inequality; Policy; Values and Beliefs; United States; Europe; France; Germany
Abdelal, Rawi. "Dignity, Inequality, and the Populist Backlash: Lessons from America and Europe for a Sustainable Globalization." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-123, June 2020.
- 2018
- Chapter
Firms in Firmament: Hydrocarbons and the Circulation of Power
By: Rawi Abdelal
Abdelal, Rawi. "Firms in Firmament: Hydrocarbons and the Circulation of Power." In Protean Power: Exploring the Uncertain and Unexpected in World Politics, edited by Peter J. Katzenstein and Lucia A. Seybert, 147–165. Cambridge Studies in International Relations. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- Article
The Promise and Peril of Russia's Resurgent State
By: Rawi Abdelal
The article discusses the effect of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 on the outlook for Russia's economic growth. The discussion focuses on the status of capitalism in Russia and the government's central role in business. A brief history of Russia's economic... View Details
Keywords: Economic Growth; Economic Systems; Financial Crisis; Investment; Globalized Economies and Regions; Policy; Russia
Abdelal, Rawi. "The Promise and Peril of Russia's Resurgent State." Harvard Business Review 88, nos. 1/2 (January–February 2010): 125–129.
- 2007
- Book
Capital Rules: The Construction of Global Finance
By: Rawi Abdelal
Abdelal, Rawi. Capital Rules: The Construction of Global Finance. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007.
- June 2003
- Article
Contested Currency: Russia's Ruble in Domestic and International Politics
By: Rawi Abdelal
Abdelal, Rawi. "Contested Currency: Russia's Ruble in Domestic and International Politics." Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics 19, no. 2 (June 2003): 55–76. (Reprinted in Perspectives on the Russian State in Transition, ed. Wolfgang Danspeckgruber. Princeton, N.J.: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, 2006, pp. 197-219.)
- 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... View Details
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.)
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Sustainability Inside Out) Slides (pdf) Saturday, June 1, 2024 War and Peace: Geopolitics and the Global Economy Professor Rawi Abdelal 10:00–11:15 a.m. EDT + More Info – Less Info The constant changing of... View Details
- January 2002 (Revised March 2006)
- Background Note
Democracy
By: Rawi E. Abdelal
Surveys scholarship on democracy and democratization. Describes the relationship between democracy and the environment of business, including capitalist economic institutions, economic growth, economic reform, and international relations. View Details
Keywords: Economic Systems; Situation or Environment; Business and Government Relations; Economic Growth; International Relations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Abdelal, Rawi E. "Democracy." Harvard Business School Background Note 702-036, January 2002. (Revised March 2006.)
- May 2001 (Revised October 2002)
- Teaching Note
Russia: The End of a Time of Troubles? (TN)
By: Rawi E. Abdelal
Teaching Note for (9-701-076). View Details
Keywords: Russia
- Awards
Apgar Award for Innovation in Teaching
By: Rawi E. Abdelal
Received the 2011 Apgar Award for Innovation in Teaching. View Details
- February 2020
- Supplement
Managing Blackout at Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (B)
By: Joseph B. Fuller, Gamze Yücaoğlu and Youssef Abdel Aal
The case opens in 2017 as Tim Murray, CEO of Aluminum Bahrain (Alba), the largest single-site aluminum smelter in the world outside China and a major contributor to the Bahraini economy, was contemplating the recovery options as the company was facing the most severe... View Details
Keywords: Aluminum Industry; General Management; Cultural Change; Change Management; Crisis Management; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Safety; Leadership; Emerging Markets; Bahrain; Middle East
Fuller, Joseph B., Gamze Yücaoğlu, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Managing Blackout at Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-057, February 2020.