Following on from his best selling Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained, an eye-opening account of some of the successful deals and spectacular failures in the career of one of Australia's best known private equity investors

Covers -- Editorial advisory board -- Guest editorial -- The response of Swedish and Norwegian public diplomacy and nation branding actors to the refugee crisis -- Deterrence by public diplomacy -- Exploring citizens' judgments about the legitimacy of public policies on refugees -- Corporate...

When the term "governance" is associated with money, the mind goes directly to the traditional regulatory paradigm, i.e. the nation State-Central Banking-Currency. However, over time, there has been a steady erosion of the nation states' sovereignty, also in the area of monetary law. This...

Europe 1992 -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Science and Technology and European Market Integration: Changes and Continuity -- Views and Concerns of the U.S. Science and Technology Community -- Access to Precompetitive Research Programs of the European Communities -- The...

FrontMatter -- Contents -- Preface -- I PROCEEDINGS -- Welcome -- Introduction -- Panel I Productivity Trends in the Semiconductor Industry -- Panel II Cyclicality: Comparisons by Industry -- Luncheon Address: The Industry Perspective on Semiconductors -- Panel III Economic Growth and...

Intro -- Content -- Preface -- Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Background and motivation -- 1.2 Objectives of the report -- 1.3 The Nordic approach to chemicals regulation -- 1.4 Scope and definitions -- 1.5 Approach and outline of the report -- 2. The political economy of environmental...

Intro -- Content -- Preface -- Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Objective of the Report -- 1.3 Contents of the Report -- 2. Auctioning -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 Auctioning formats -- 2.3 Pros and cons of different schedules for auctioning -- 2.4 EU wide auctioning vs. national...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Ch 1. Introduction -- Ch 2. How and Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership Became a Priority -- Historical Roots -- Objectives of the TPP -- Geopolitics -- Competing Templates -- The Emerging TPP Template -- Ch 3. Analytical Approach -- The Model --...

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- The United States and Europe Can Learn from Japan's "Lost Decades" -- Central Bank Actions in Advanced Economies during the Global Financial Crisis Had Net Positive Impact -- Asian Countries Fared Better during the Global...

Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acronyms -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Cost of Climate Policy -- 1 The Climate Change Threat: Why Reduce GHG Emissions? -- 2 The Challenges of Estimating Emission Reduction Costs -- 3 A Method for Estimating Policy Costs -- 4 National Estimates -- 5...