type="main" <title type="main">Objective</title> <p>Natural resource policy has been a constant source of conflict between “Aboriginal” and “non-Aboriginal” stakeholders in Canada. We employ a historical institutionalist analysis to examine the extent to which changes to the Canadian Constitution in 1982 and...</p>

We use the NYSE industrial index, the NYSE utility index, and the NASDAQ industrial index to examine the relationship between short-run and long-run volatility. We establish that the NASDAQ index has substantially more daily volatility than the NYSE indices. The initial examination shows that...

<title/> This article provides early results from a long-term evaluation of the turnaround strategies by poorly-performing local authorities in England. The history and theory behind central government interventions into local government is reviewed, focusing on the Comprehensive Performance Assessment...

The transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are engaged in fierce competition for foreign direct investment (FDI). This paper examines FDI trends in CEE, FDI competition, the policy framework, and institutions such as inward investment agencies. It identifies patterns in FDI...

Business Angels are private individuals (or syndicates) who supply venture capital to businesses, mainly small start-up firms, in an informal investment market setting. This paper presents a preliminary analysis from the first phase of a research project that explores the emergence of Business...