Over the course of the last two decades there have been numerous intergovernmental conference (IGC) negotiations: the 1985 talks that led to the Single European Act (SEA), the 1990-1991 parallel negotiations on monetary and political union that culminated in the Maastricht Treaty on European...

The story of globalization, the most powerful force in history, as told through the life and times of ten people who changed the world by their singular, spectacular accomplishments. This is the first book to look at the history of globalization through the lens of individuals who did something...

Over the past decade, the automotive industry has been the arena of concentration and globalization of firms. While strategies aiming to attain a critical mass through external growth and international expansion programs are not new in this sector, the magnitude and global extent of this...