The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how institutional analysis can be applied to the study of an evolving institution--the Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC). The FSC was created by the US government to provide a tax incentive to domestic exporters. It has a checkered history because the...

The relationship between international commerce and sustainable development is the subject of much controversy that is exacerbated by geographic boundaries that are co-jointly developed, shaped, and sustained by regional trade agreements. The outcomes of three Americas trade agreements - NAFTA,...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to explore the polarizing subject of immigration, from a business/economics perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adds to the theoretical discussion the concept of “liability of localness”; a concept associated with the negative...