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Liberia, Teaching Note
Werker, Eric; Cornell, IanTeaching Note HBS-713001-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 712011. From 1989 to 2003 civil war raged in Liberia, causing GDP per capita to drop an unprecedented 90% from peak to trough. The roots of Liberia's conflict and economic decline are complex and intertwined, resting on over a century of discriminatory elite rule and twisted by ethnic politics during a military dictatorship. By late 2011, eight years of post-conflict government have restored basic order, re-opened the country to...Starting at €0.00
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Angola and the Resource Curse, Teaching Note
Musacchio, Aldo; Werker, Eric; Cornell, IanTeaching Note HBS-713002-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 711016Starting at €0.00
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New Century Financial Corporation (Abridged)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Cornell, IanCase HBS-113002-EAccounting and ControlAfter years of rapid growth and stock price appreciation, New Century Financial Corporation, one of the largest subprime loan originators in the U.S., reported accounting problems in early 2007. The resulting liquidity crisis forced the company to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. According to the Bankruptcy Examiner assigned to investigate New Century, the company's troubles "were an early contributor to the subprime meltdown" which fue...Starting at €8.20
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Bonne Chance, Teaching Note
Sharpe, James M.; Cornell, IanTeaching Note HBS-813075-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for 813049.Starting at €0.00
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Privatization of the Power Sector in Nigeria (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Werker, Eric; Cornell, IanTeaching Note HBS-713053-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 713042 and 713043.Starting at €0.00