Truth about privatization in Latin America Alberto Chong and Florencio López-de-Silanes -- Benefits and costs of privatization in Argentina Sebastián Galiani ... [et al.] -- Privatization and firm performance in Bolivia Katherina Capra ... [et al.] -- Costs and benefits of privatization...

"Remember the past, but build for the future" : address to the Rwandan National Assembly, Kigali, Rwanda -- Rich, poor should join hands for sustainable development -- A time to act : address to the board of governors at the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,...

The challenge of new businesses -- Beating the odds -- The difficulties of building new legs -- When low growth is better than gambling -- The new business traffic lights -- Diversification -- Searching for new businesses -- Is there a role for corporate venturing? -- Positioning and supporting...

The Economics of Financial Markets presents a concise overview of capital markets, suitable for advanced undergraduates and for beginning graduate students in financial economics. Following a brief overview of financial markets - their microstructure and the randomness of stock market prices -...

Forewords -- Part 1: Sustainable value -- Part 2: A new framework for business -- Part 3: Business standards -- Part 4: Marketing and consumption -- Part 5: Waste and recycling -- Part 6: Emissions and contaminants -- Part 7: Land use -- Part 8: Energy use -- Part 9: Transport -- Part 10: Health...

Preface; Acknowledgements; Further acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Institutions: the web of human life; 2. Institutions: the individual and the society; 3. Institutions: coordination and conflict; 4. Institutional economics: different positions; 5. Rationality; 6. Preferences and values; 7....

Labour Supply and Incentives to Work in Europe highlights recent developments in the labour supply in Europe and gives a detailed assessment of their link with economic policies and labour market institutions. Despite major changes in European labour supply during the past few decades, the...