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Liquor Tax Reform in Thailand: Competing Interests and Objectives
Techajareonvikul, Aswin; Rosengard, Jay K.Case HBS-HKS238-EEconomicsIncome tax cuts for individuals and businesses, ambitious government spending plans, financial assistance for citizens affected by the December 2004 tsunami, rising costs of the national healthcare system, and public pressure to curb alcohol consumption all contributed to the Government of Thailand's decision to consider raising its excise taxes on alcoholic beverages. By September 2005 the Thai cabinet had to make a decision on reform of the sys...Starting at €8.20
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Pearson Affordable Learning Fund
Chu, Michael; Dessain, Vincent; Maslauskaite, KristinaCase HBS-315109-EAn in-house venture capital fund for affordable private schools at the base of the pyramid established by Pearson, the world's largest education company, PALF sought to invest in business models providing superior educational outcomes in emerging markets on a profitable and scalable basis. With Pearson's overall strategy shifting from the developed to the developing world and from a supplier of books to a host of other learning products and servi...Starting at €8.20