www.elsevier.com/locate/worlddev World Development Vol. 33, No. 5, pp. 729–743, 2005 Ó 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved Printed in Great Britain 0305-750X/$ - see front matter doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.12.001 Economic Liberalization, the Changing Role of the State and ‘‘Wagner’s Law’’: China’s Development Experience since 1978 DAMIAN TOBIN * CeFiMS, SOAS, University of London, UK Summary. — The paper applies Wagner’s Law of increasing state activity to illustrate the changing function
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A Case Study of a Currency Crisis: The Russian Default of 1998 Abbigail J. Chiodo and Michael T. Owyang currency crisis can be defined as a speculative attack on a country’s currency that can result in a forced devaluation and possible debt default. One example of a currency crisis occurred in Russia in 1998 and led to the devaluation of the ruble and the default on public and private debt.1 Currency crises such as Russia’s are often thought to emerge from a variety of economic conditions, such
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Seoul Journal of Business Volume 10, Number 1 (June 2004) Transformation of Korean HRM based on Confucian Values Jong-Tae Choi* College of Business Administration Seoul National University Abstract This study aims to find out the role of the Confucian family value in the process of the transformation of Korean HRM and IR in a hypercompetition period. I analyzed the characteristics and the transformation of Korean companies’ HRM as well as the core value system of Confucian familism. I
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service to the Asia-Pacific region as well as certain investment into resorts and casinos in Macau as well as in Philippines. The year 2008 was an eventful year for Star Cruises Limited (Star Cruises), with events such as the overwhelming financial crisis which had affected Star Cruises, as well as the deemed disposal of the Norwegian Cruise Line Corporation Ltd (NCLC), where NCLC ceased to be a subsidiary of the Company and became a jointly controlled entity of the Company. Star Cruises’ financial
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are becoming project oriented. [Baekdal, Thomas, Change Management Handbook] Overview What is Change Management? Change management is a structured approach to transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. [Wardale, Dorothy. 4 components of the module;
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Contents 1.0 Executive summary 2.0 The Company Background 3.0 Situation analysis 4.1 Industry analysis - Porters 5 forces 3.2 Macro environment analysis - PESTEL 3.3 S.W.O.T analysis
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It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change. (Charles Darwin) Introduction In this chapter, we turn our focus to how organizations sustain advantage. We do this through exploring strategic change, while, to complement this in Chapter 12, we examine strategic innovation and corporate entrepreneurship. Strategic change is about ensuring that the organization is consistently relevant in its market arenas and, as the opening
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Planning Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology September 26, 2012 “The ‘environment’ is where we live; and development is what we all do in attempting to improve our lot within that abode. The two are inseparable.” • Our Common Future • The World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) • Click to edit Master text styles – Second level • Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level CONTENT Brief Introduction to Dhaka Value of Wetlands of Dhaka Threats on Water
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21510 Business Futures Autumn 2014 Osaka’s Journey into Globalization. What kind of economic trajectory has the manufacturing industry taken? University of Technology, Sydney Hai John Pham 10576991 Table of Contents Cover Page 1 Table of Content 2 Executive Summary 3 Overview of Osaka’s Manufacturing Industry and its contribution 3 to the world Osaka’s journey into globalization 4 i. Government and Business Policy 4 ii. Osaka’s
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What is the Country doing about Preventing, Detecting and Eradicating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing? 21 X. Important Bank Failures and Scandals in the Country. 22 XI Summary and Conclusion: 22-23 XII What is the Future Outlook for this Country and its Financial System? 23 XIII Would you Approve Lines of Credit for Banks in this Country? 24 Explain Your Yes or No Decision. XIV Appendices 25 XV Works Cited 31
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