Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the roots of anti‐American sentiment around the world and recommend a plan of action for US‐based global companies. Design/methodology/approach – Public opinion of the US has been in decline worldwide for a number of years. While negative...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate critically the meta‐narrative that capitalism is becoming totalising and hegemonic. Grounded in an emerging corpus of post‐development thought that has deconstructed this discourse in relation to western economies and the majority (third)...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider an archetypal illustration of change possibilities manifested in a corporation, Enron Corporation, operating within the context of global market capitalism. Design/methodology/approach – The approach taken is a theory guided case study....

Discusses Milton Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom , on the fortieth anniversary of its publication.

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore and discuss the causative factors of the current financial crisis from an Islamic perspective. This paper also examines Islamic finance as an alternative financial system and a potential long‐term solution to financial instability....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the evolution of the global financial crisis, draw lessons from it, and analyse its effect(s) on the Islamic financial industry (IFI). Design/methodology/approach – Based on an extensive literature review, this paper aims to highlight,...

Purpose – The Caribbean Island of Cuba, only 90 miles from the US mainland, has remained one of the world's few examples of a centralized communist economy since Fidel Castro overthrew the government in 1959. The country has declined in recent years, most significantly since the fall of Cuba's...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the capital system and governance of Mainland Chain with that of Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach – This a comparative study drawing upon the main principles of the legal systems of China and Taiwan. Findings – Due to historical,...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is exploratory; to evaluate the arguments for “creative capitalism” as a viable market alternative, i.e. corporate governance model, for MNCs in lieu of the capitalist model under which they presently operate. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...