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Angola and the Resource Curse (Spanish version)
Musacchio, Aldo; Werker, Eric; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-714S10Economicsimmense inequality, low life expectancy, a non-diversified economy, and constant grumblings of corruption. The global financial crisis and subsequent fall in state oil revenue drives a loan-seeking Angola towards either the IMF, who demand extensive reforms, or the Chinese, who seek to take a direct stake in the nation's recovery. The case explores the dynamics of post-conflict recovery as well as the challenges associated with a reliance on oil...Starting at €8.20
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Seeding Growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Goldberg, Ray A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Petkoski, DjordjijaCase HBS-914401-EEconomicsBy 2013, the agricultural sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had long suffered from war, political instability, and dilapidated infrastructure. A country with 75 million inhabitants and the second lowest GDP per capita in the world in 2011, the DRC's most pressing task was to grow its agriculture sector and cultivate its 80 million hectares of fertile land. This case explores how a developing country could create a comprehensive...Starting at €8.20
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Nestle S.A. (Spanish version)
Goldberg, Ray A.; Hogan, Harold F., Jr.Case HBS-903S03EconomicsPeter Brabeck quiere centrarse Nestlé como una compañía de la salud en el sistema alimentario global y hacerlo de una manera que proporciona tanto el crecimiento en las ventas y los márgenes en los países desarrollados y en desarrollo.Starting at €8.20
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Angola Starts Now
Friedman, Jeremy; Reinert, Sophus A.Case HBS-719007-EEconomicsAfter five centuries of colonialism, four decades of civil war, an extended experiment with Marxism-Leninism, and nearly four decades of rule by a single man, Jos Eduardo Dos Santos, Angola finally has a chance to realize its enormous economic potentialStarting at €8.20
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The Maggi Noodle Safety Crisis in India (A)
Ramanna, Karthik; Kak, RadhikaCase HBS-116013-EEconomicsThe local government in Delhi has ordered a ban on Nestl 's flagship product in India - Maggi Noodles, citing excessive lead content per government lab tests. Nestl disputes the government tests, noting that internal and third-party tests show the prodStarting at €8.20
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Suiza
Argandoña, Antonio; Arruabarrena, José RamónCase ASE-343EconomicsSe describe la evolución reciente de la economía suiza, sus caracteres estructurales, sus principales instituciones políticas, económicas y sociales, y los objetivos y el desarrollo de sus políticas económicas, como base para la definición del modelo económico del país.Starting at €8.20
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Switzerland: Foreign Pressure and Direct Democracy
Rotemberg, Julio J.; Martin, Jonathan NaharroCase HBS-712053-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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First Quantum Minerals vs. Eurasian Natural Resources
Serafeim, George; Knauer, AndrewCase HBS-112083-EEconomicsThe case describes the battle between First Quantum Mineral and Eurasian Resources over mines in Democratic Republic of Congo. After FQM's license to operate was revoked by the government of the DRC, Eurasian bought the rights over the mines that were previously under FQM's control raising questions about the effectiveness of corporate governance at Eurasian.Starting at €8.20
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Rough Justice: Stuart Eizenstat and Holocaust-era Asset Restitution (A)
Sebenius, James K.; Green, Laurence A.Case HBS-913037-EEconomicsBeginning in 1994, a series of articles and public disclosures indicated that Swiss banks may have retained assets belonging to victims of the Holocaust, and also may have engaged in long term attempts to block survivors' ability to recover those assets after World War II. Stuart Eizenstat, a longtime government official, and U.S. Special Envoy for Property Restitution, undertook a complex multi-year negotiation between victims' representatives, ...Starting at €8.20