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Colombia: Strong Fundamentals, Global Risk
Musacchio, Aldo; Vietor, Richard H.K.; Schlefer, Jonathan; Camacho, CarolinaCase HBS-710012-EEconomicsBy mid-2009 Colombian President Alvaro Uribe had ended decades of virtual civil war and strengthened the business climate, but he faced tough economic challenges. Though he had instituted prominent market reforms and brought inflation down sharply, Colombia seemed stuck in a middle ground, industrially behind Brazil or Chile but ahead of poorer Latin American countries. Traditional exports--coal, coffee, oil--still comprised more than half the to...Starting at €8.20
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Suntech Power
Vietor, Richard H.K.Case HBS-710013-EStrategySuntech, a Chinese manufacturer of photovoltaic cells and solar panels, is the third largest solar company in the world. About 90 percent of its sales have been in Europe-especially Germany and Spain. But with its new "pluto" technology, and with new governmental subsidies in China, Japan and the USA, Suntech is shifting its focus-first to the USA, and then to China and Japan. And it has recently moved down-stream in the USA, into systems integra...Starting at €8.20
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Mexico: Crisis and Competitiveness
Musacchio, Aldo; Vietor, Richard H.K.; GarcÃa-Cuéllar, ReginaCase HBS-710058-EEconomicsIn 2010, the bicentennial anniversary of Mexico's revolution against Spain, Mexican President Felipe Calderon hoped he could orchestrate several crucial reforms that Mexico needed. Mexico had not grown much over the course of the last decade, losing competitiveness to China and other Asian countries. Several of its institutions, including labor, education, healthcare, energy, and antitrust, seemed uncompetitive. But with a weaker peso and greater...Starting at €8.20
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Saudi Arabia: Modern Reform, Enduring Stability & Dubai: Global Economy, Teaching Note
Vietor, Richard H.K.Teaching Note HBS-711039-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 709042 and 709043.Starting at €0.00
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South Africa (A): Stuck in the Middle
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Comin, DiegoCase HBS-711084-EEconomicsFifteen years after ending apartheid, formal unemployment in South Africa was still at 24%. While the country had grown at 4 to 5% annually during the 2000s, the financial crisis set it back by 1 million more unemployed. Moreover, it seemed as if the nation were stuck between low wage and fully developed competitors. The government of Jacob Zuma has just adopted a "New Growth Path," hoping to create several million jobs over the next few years. B...Starting at €8.20
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The Suzlon Edge, Teaching Note
Vietor, Richard H.K.Teaching Note HBS-711100-ETeaching Note for 708051.Starting at €0.00
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South Africa: A Fractured Rainbow
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Sheldahl-Thomason, HavilandCase HBS-716069-EEconomicsTwenty years after the end of Apartheid, South Africa's democracy persists, albeit with problems. A tripartite coalition-the African National Congress, the labor unions, and the Communist Party-still controls the political system but with diminishing economic results and authority. Since 2010, the economy has grown at 1.4% annually, with unemployment at 25%. Several national plans have been initiated but none with success. Most recently, the Nati...Starting at €8.20
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Australia: Commodities, Competitiveness, Climate and China, Teaching Note
Vietor, Richard H.K.Teaching Note HBS-721050-EEconomicsTeaching note for case 720028.Starting at €0.00
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China: The New Normal, Teaching Note
Vietor, Richard H.K.Teaching Note HBS-717039-EEconomicsTeaching note for case 716080.Starting at €0.00
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The U.S. Shale Revolution: Global Rebalancing
Alfaro, Laura; Vietor, Richard H.K.Case HBS-717056-EEconomicsThe American shale revolution has upended oil and gas markets for nearly a decade...Prices have risen then plunged, production has surged and then waned, LNG has boomed and technology and productivity have improved. U.S. energy policy, under the Obama administration,authorized a handful of gas exporters, despite pressure from domestic chemical and utility interests, and approved oil exports for the first time in 40 years. Environmental issues and...Starting at €8.20