We study business uncertainty in high- versus low-volatility environments by surveying over 31,000 managers across 41 countries. We elicit subjective probability distributions for future own-firm sales and measure firm-level uncertainty with their mean absolute deviations. Analogously, we...

Part A: introduction -- Introduction / Onyeka K. Osuji, Franklin N. Ngwu and Frank H. Stephen -- Part B: models of corporate governance -- Varieties of corporate governance models : a review and synthesis / Agyenim Boateng & Jia Lu -- Development of the Anglo-American model of corporate...

Kamiljon T. Akramov investigates the effectiveness of foreign aid to developing countries by comparing the results of aid allocated to a recipient's production sectors, economic infrastructure, or social sectors.

Central banks can shape economic growth, affect income distribution, influence a country's foreign relations, and determine the extent of its democracy. While there is considerable literature on the political economy of central banking in OECD countries, this is the first book-length study...

Making the case that population growth does not hinder economic progress and that it eventually raises standards of living, Julian Simon became one of the most controversial figures in economics during the past decade. This book gathers a set of articles--theoretical, empirical, and policy...

Main description: In light of the increasing global competition among both multinational companies and national economies, Barbara Samuels examines a source of economic tension that has broad social implications: as multinational companies (MNCs) strive for cheaper labor and new markets,...

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE. A PANORAMIC DESCRIPTION AND INTERPRETATION -- I. SYSTEMS OF LAND TAXATION -- II. DOMINANT CONCEPTUAL AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS -- III. REVENUE IMPORTANCE -- PART TWO. MAJOR POLICY GUIDES -- IV. WHY LAND TAXATION? -- V. THE...

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- PART ONE. -- CHAPTER I. SUMMARY AND EVALUATION -- PART TWO. -- CHAPTER II. THE SETTING AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY -- CHAPTER III. GENERAL ASPECTS OF GOVERNMENT FINANCE -- CHAPTER IV. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS -- CHAPTER V. GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES --...