During the last two decades, Vietnam has been undergoing a process of deregulating economic activities and integrating into the global economy. The passing of the Enterprise Law in 1999, which facilitated the establishment of private enterprises, and the achievement of membership of the World...

This book provides a deep understanding of state-owned multinationals (SOMNCs) and their role in global business. SOMNCs have emerged as a force to contend with in global competition, and their study connects several fields such as economics, political economy, international business and global...

MOHAMED A. RAMADY SAUDI ARAMCO 2030: POST IPO CHALLENGES The decision by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to launch the country’s ambitious and generational transformation program to wean the Kingdom away from oil under the Vision 2030 plan in 2016 was also an important...

This book analyzes of the surplus of production capacity in China. According to a government statement, there is a serious surplus of productive capacity in the steel, cement, glass, aluminum, and shipbuilding industries. There was no surplus of productive capacity in above industries between...

This book offers a pluralistic vision of the way economists have dealt with the question of power in society over the last two centuries. Economists’ ideas about power are examined from political, theoretical and policy-making points of view, with additional discussion of the active...

This book presents a critical reassessment of theories of property rights, in response to conflicts and competition between different groups, and the state. It does so by taking an institutional political perspective to analyse the structures of property rights, with a focus on a series of case...

Wachsende ökonomische Instabilität und zunehmende staatliche Stabilisierung kennzeichnen die Entwicklung der kapitalistischen Marktwirtschaft seit der großen Weltwirtschaftskrise des vergangenen Jahrhunderts. Dieses Buch verfolgt den Weg der Krisen und der staatlichen Maßnahmen zu ihrer...

Wachsende ökonomische Instabilität und zunehmende staatliche Stabilisierung kennzeichnen die Entwicklung der kapitalistischen Marktwirtschaft seit der großen Weltwirtschaftskrise des vergangenen Jahrhunderts. Dieses Buch verfolgt den Weg der Krisen und der staatlichen Maßnahmen zu ihrer...

Government-Enterprise Connection: Entrepreneur and Private Enterprise Development in China -- Government, Enterprise and Entrepreneur: Are These Relationships the Primary Productive Force? -- Entrepreneur and Enterprise Development: Human Capital, Political Capital and Decision-making Style --...

Production of Ethanol from Sugarcane in Brazil -- From State Intervention to a Free Market -- Introduction -- PART 1 -- STATE INTERVENTION IN THE SUGARCANE ETHANOL INDUSTRY IN BRAZIL -- State intervention in the chain of production of ethanol from sugarcane in Brazil: its forms and effects on...