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El capitalismo fugitivo
Meyer, Christopher; Kirby, JuliaArticle HBS-R1201CEconomicsEl capitalismo sigue siendo el sistema más potente, flexible y robusta para la conducción de la prosperidad de amplia base y la mejora de la calidad de vida. Pero mantener el capitalismo en la pista dependerá de nuestra capacidad para replantearse las prioridades que guía cada uno en el sistema, desde los empresarios a los reguladores a los inversores. En particular, tendremos que desacelerar las actividades precipitados de la competencia y el RO...Starting at €8.20
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The United Fruit Company in Guatemala (Spanish version)
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Bucheli, MarceloCase HBS-807S06EconomicsExamines the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954 in a U.S.-backed coup in support of the United Fruit Co. Over the previous half century, United Fruit had built a large vertically integrated tropical fruit business that owned large banana plantations in the "banana republics" of Central America, including Guatemala. Examines the impact and role of United Fruit in the Guatemalan economy, one of the poorest in the world, and t...Starting at €8.20
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Derechos de los Trabajadores y Comercio Global: El Acuerdo Bilateral de Comercio Textil entre Estados Unidos y Cambodia
Abrami, ReginaCase HBS-706S23EconomicsExamina las dimensiones políticas y económicas de la campaña para mejorar los derechos de los trabajadores de todo el mundo a través de la inclusión de las normas laborales en los acuerdos comerciales internacionales. El Acuerdo de comercio textil EE.UU.-Camboya fue el primer acuerdo de este tipo que enlace un mayor acceso a los mercados de Estados Unidos para mejorar las condiciones de trabajo en un país exportador. Algunos sostienen que las nor...Starting at €8.20
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New Tools of Trade (Spanish version)
Abrami, Regina; Bierman, LeonardArticle HBS-F0505JEconomicsHarvard Business School's Regina M. Abrami and Texas A&M's Leonard Bierman argue that companies hurt only themselves when they block legislation that would put labor standards into trade agreements.Starting at €8.20
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Bhutan: Governing for Happiness
Reinert, Sophus A.; Humphrey, Thomas; Safran, BenjaminCase HBS-715024-EEconomicsUnique among the world's countries, the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan had abandoned the traditional policy goal of increasing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in favor of pursuing Gross National Happiness (GNH). Famously, Bhutan ranked highly on lists of the happiest countries in spite of a tumultuous history, a low life expectancy, a dismal literacy rate, a small and undiversified economy, and low GDP per capita. Everyone, it seemed, from tourists and...Starting at €8.20
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The Octopus and the Generals: The United Fruit Company in Guatemala, Teaching Note
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Bucheli, MarceloTeaching Note HBS-809084-EEconomicsTeaching Note for [805146].Starting at €0.00
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Runaway Capitalism
Meyer, Christopher; Kirby, JuliaArticle HBS-R1201C-EEconomicsCapitalism remains the most powerful, flexible, and robust system for driving broad-based prosperity and enhancing quality of life. But keeping capitalism on track will depend on our ability to rethink the priorities that guide everyone in the system, from entrepreneurs to regulators to investors. In particular we will need to throttle back the headlong pursuits of competition and ROE, and that process begins with recognizing them for what they a...Starting at €8.20