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An expert guide to Cuba's economic opening to the outside world. Ninety miles across the Straits of Florida, an exciting new revolution is afoot. This time, instead of guerillas marching down the streets of Havana, it is a global economy that will upend Cuba. Now opening to the world, what new...

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Aims to analyze the nature of European and North American firms' business experience in India with emphasis on understanding the causes of their successes and failure. This book also strives to offer Western managers the knowledge they need to succeed in business in India

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