Commercial list 42

The Role of the State in Pension Provision: Employer, Regulator, Provider

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Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013

This book deals with the role of the State in pension provision as an employer, regulator and provider. Part I deals with problems and reforms of public sector pension systems in OECD countries. The countries covered are Denmark, Finland, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, and the USA. Part II considers...

Foreign Direct Investment and Human Development

The Law and Economics of International Investment Agreements

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Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012

This book presents original research that examines the growth of international investment agreements as a means to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and considers how this affects the ability of capital-importing countries to pursue their development goals. The hope of countries signing such...

Improving International Investment Agreements

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Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013

This book presents the reflections of a group of researchers interested in assessing whether the law governing the promotion and protection of foreign investment reflects sound public policy. Whether it is the lack of "checks and balances" on investor rights or more broadly the lack of balance...

Prospects in International Investment Law and Policy

World Trade Forum

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Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013

The negotiation of a patchy but burgeoning network of international investment agreements and the increasing use to which they are put is generating a growing body of jurisprudence which, while still evolving, requires closer analytical scrutiny. Drawing on many of the most distinguished voices in...

Foreign Investment, International Law and Common Concerns

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Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013

Increasingly, transnational corporations, developed countries and private actors are broadening the boundaries of their investments into new territories, in search of a higher return on capital. This growth in direct foreign investment involves serious concerns for both the investor and host state....

Comparative Company Law

Text and Cases on the Laws Governing Corporations in Germany, the UK and the USA

by Andreas Cahn, David C. Donald
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2010

It can be difficult for students of comparative company law both to understand the internationally relative nature of a legal system and grasp it in practical detail. This book is designed to address that problem. Each chapter begins with a discursive analysis of the laws in Germany, the UK and the...

Law and Practice of Liability Management

Debt Tender Offers, Exchange Offers, Bond Buybacks and Consent Solicitations in International Capital Markets

by Apostolos Ath. Gkoutzinis
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014

Tender offers, exchange offers and consent solicitations in connection with debt securities are important instruments of corporate restructurings, corporate rescues, recapitalisations and other types of liability management of public and private companies. Although tender offers for shares, stocks...

The Family Business Guide

Everything You Need to Know to Manage Your Business from Legal Planning to Business Strategies

by F. Lipman
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2010

A practical guide to best and worst practices for family businesses - from drawing up incorporation documents to succession planning to selling the business. The book also includes examples from actual court cases and presents these lessons in an accessible manner. Sample legal agreements are included which help to avoid some of the major risks to the family business.

The Economics of Audit Quality

Private Incentives and the Regulation of Audit and Non-Audit Services

by Benito Arrunada
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013

This book focuses on market mechanisms which protect quality in the provision of audit services. The role of public regulation is thus situated in the context defmed by the presence of these safeguard mechanisms. The book aims to contribute to a better understanding of these market mechanisms, which...

Global Insolvency and Bankruptcy Practice for Sustainable Economic Development

International Best Practice

by Dubai Economic Council, Adrian Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016

This book is a comparative study of international practices in bankruptcy law, providing perspectives from a variety of specialisms including practitioners, lawyers, bankers, accountants and judges from the United Arab Emirates, the UK and Singapore.

Managing Cyber Attacks in International Law, Business, and Relations

In Search of Cyber Peace

by Scott J. Shackelford
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014

This book presents a framework to reconceptualize internet governance and better manage cyber attacks. It examines the potential of polycentric regulation to increase accountability through bottom-up action. It also provides a synthesis of the current state of cybersecurity research, bringing features...

Intellectual Property Rights in China

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Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011

This Guide is a detailed overview of all aspects of IPR and protection in China. Produced in association with AWS, the Austrian Federal Bank’s specialist IPR unit based in Shanghai, this is an essential work for any businessman trading with or conducting business in China. From covering protocol...

BWL für Juristen

Eine praxisnahe Einführung in die betriebswirtschaftlichen Grundlagen

by Andreas Daum, Jürgen Petzold, Matthias Pletke
Language: German
Release Date: March 24, 2016

Zunehmend werden Juristen mit betriebswirtschaftlichen Fragestellungen konfrontiert und müssen über das entsprechende Fachwissen verfügen. Ziel dieses Buches ist es, die betriebswirtschaftlichen Grundlagen einfach und praxisnah zu vermitteln, wobei die speziellen Interessen von Juristen im Mittelpunkt...