The paper conducts a concise yet comprehensive examination of the Chinese regulatory regime for takeovers of listed companies, covering important rules such as the mandatory bid rule, tender offer rules, disclosure of substantial shareholding, and takeover defences. In evaluating the Chinese...

The frontiers of power are changing. Or at least this is what we are compelled to conclude when we see how transformations in local, inter- and transnational politico-economic relations have caused unprecedented relationships in the contemporary world. This is evident in instances of mass...

French Abstract: Depuis 2003, l’Union européenne déploie des missions et opérations de maintien de la paix dans le cadre de sa Politique de Sécurité et de Défense Commune (PSDC). Depuis, plus de 85 000 personnes ont travaillé dans une trentaine de missions et opérations européennes,...

Although prior research conceptualizes how knowledge-seeking motivates the internationalization of emerging-market enterprises (EMEs), whether outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) indeed leads to enhanced innovation performance has received limited attention. We address this subject by...

Oilseed crops contribute 13 % of the country's gross cropped area and 10 per cent of the value of all agricultural produce. Groundnut is the major oilseed crop accounting about 30 per cent of the total oilseeds cropped area in the country with a production share of near about 36 per cent. Prices...

Demand Response allows for the management of demand side resources in real-time; i.e. shifting electricity demand according to fluctuating supply. When integrated into electricity markets, Demand Response can be used for load shifting and as a replacement for both control reserve and balancing...

The federal government should recognize the limited success of past attempts to achieve healthcare reform with conditional transfers to the provinces and instead focus more on independent initiatives, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “The Naylor Report and Health Policy:...