Joseph Stiglitz served as chairman of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers for seven years, and he was also chief economist at the World Bank. In this book, Stiglitz recounts his experiences in such places as Ethiopia, Thailand and Russia. He finds repeatedly that the International Monetary Fund puts the interests of its "largest ...
In 1963, the first edition "Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business", led by Bob Corley, started a new course emphasizing the legal environment in which business is conducted. By focusing on the public nature of how government regulates business activities, rather than simply how businesses privately make transactions, a movement away from ...
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS is the #1 text for this course--setting the standard by delivering comprehensive, authoritative, and cutting-edge coverage in an interesting and accessible format. Its recipe for success includes the same "black letter law" flavor as its #1 Business Law counterpart Business Law by Clarkson, Miller, Jentz, and Cross, ...
This text offers coverage of USA business law and its environment. Cases are summarized and integrated into the chapters. Legal issues and court decisions are explained with a minimum of legal jargon, and the book covers all required business-law topics for the CPA exam.
Praised by students for its accurate and straightforward coverage of the law, "Business Law and the Regulation of Business" illustrates how legal concepts can be applied to common business situations. All of the cases have the facts and decision summarized for clarity, while the opinion is edited to preserve the language of the court. Both ...
This is a legal environment text that takes a managerial focus and has many business-oriented features presenting cutting-edge issues and cases. To illustrate key legal concepts, this text uses both summarized and excerpted cases. Material on cyberlaw and e-commerce is integrated, as appropriate, throughout the text and is identified by an icon in ...
This text blends the cultural, economic and political aspects of international business law with traditional business law and legal environment topics. Geared for upper level undergraduate and MBA students, it uses a comparative approach that emphasizes private law and focuses on managerial decision-making. The text addresses the legal problems of ...
Known for his original and courageous thinking on matters ranging from the treatment of animals to genetic screening, Peter Singer now turns his attention to the ethical issues surrounding globalisation. In this provocative book, he challenges us to think beyond the boundaries of nation-states and consider what a global ethic could mean in today's ...
For courses in Legal Environment of Business. Taking a dynamic, and very contemporary approach to legal environment of business studies, this text covers introductory topics, private law, and public law, but offers an alternative to the traditional method of case analysis. It emphasizes the importance of incorporating a questioning dimension into ...
WEST'S LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS is the #1 text for this course--setting the standard by delivering comprehensive, authoritative, and cutting-edge coverage in an interesting and accessible format. Its recipe for success includes the same "black letter law" flavor as its #1 Business Law counterpart, West's Business Law, but with a more specific ...
Interesting, clear, and applied, BUSINESS LAW TODAY: STANDARD EDITION is the ideal guide to the law and what it means in the business world--from contracts and secured transactions to warranties and government regulations. Easy to understand with an engaging writing style that is matched by vibrant visuals, BUSINESS LAW TODAY includes coverage of ...
For over 20 years, "Law for Business" has gone well beyond merely identifying the current legal rules and regulations affecting business by offering insights into new developments and trends that will affect the future of business. It has provided students with a comprehensive, yet concise treatment of the legal issues of fundamental importance to ...
Many great features make this text an ideal option for your classroom: - maintains its standing as the preeminent work in the field, covering the legal-economic perspective on all key areas, from common law to the Constitution - presents the expertise of a highly distinguished author, pioneer in law and economics analysis - offers accessible, ...
Vandana Shiva shows how Western powers, following in the footsteps of Columbus, are using patenting and genetic engineering to re-colonize the Third World. Denying the value of indigenous knowledge developed over many generations, the West is attempting to colonize life itself. She argues that we must struggle to protect biological and cultural ...
Forms and procedures are always a part of business, but in the import-export field they're crucial to efficient and profitable conduct of business. Over 100 samples of essential documents are supplied, as well as instructions on how to manage a trouble-free international business.
Compiled by the United States Customs Service, this book is an essential source of information for anyone importing goods - commercial or personal property - into the United States. Topics covered in depth include: How the customs service works at ports of entry; The entry process - and how to guarantee that your goals will pass entry examination; ...
A substantially revised and updated new edition of the leading text on business and government, with new material reflecting recent theoretical and methodological advances; includes further coverage of the Microsoft antitrust case, the deregulation of telecommunications and electric power, and new environmental regulations. This new edition of the ...
For senior undergraduate business, and law school courses in International Business Law. This text emphasizes practical application and theory of international business law, with supplementary cases and readings.*New - 20 new cases. Excerpted in the original language of the courts. Includes among others, the recent WTO (World Trade Organization) ...
This text is used at more colleges and universities than any other business law text. With the perfect balance of tradition and innovation, this benchmark text brings to life the functions and inner-workings of business law in the real world. Rich with classic and modern cases, West's Business Law is the ideal text for students entering virtually ...
In order to understand international economic regulations, it is essential to understand the variation in competing corporations' interests. Political science theories have neglected the role of individual firms as causal actors. Theories of institutions have neglected to examine the creation of business law. Economic theories have neglected to ...
As the leading student text in the field, this title provides both a detailed examination of the law of the World Trade Organization and a clear introduction to the basic principles and underlying logic of the world trading system. It explores the institutional aspects of the WTO together with the substantive law. New to this edition are ...
The casebook is highly respected for its many strengths: - stellar authorship - logical organization that reveals the interaction between doctrine and procedure, as well as bureaucratic and political factors in play - notes and problems that systematically survey regulation, exploring not only prices and entry, but also health, safety, and the ...
This unique text integrates for the first time the three critical aspects of U.S. foreign trade policy formulation and implementation: economics, politics, and laws. In a comprehensive and nonjudgmental manner, a political scientist, an economist, and a legal scholar combine efforts to present a well-rounded view of the nature and impact of trade ...
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