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The Chemical Feast: The Ralph Nader Study Group Report on Food Protection and the Food and Drug Administration
by James S. TurnerFor years the Food Group, as the food lobby is known in Washington, has nearly determined the limits of public dialogue and public policy about food quality. This report provides effective understanding of the secrecy-clouded situation.
California Real Estate Economics (3rd edition)
by Ignacio GonzalezA guide book to real estate in California for home buyers as well as economic students. Shows how it works.
Elliott Wave Principle: Key to Market Behavior
by Alfred John Frost Robert Rougelot Prechter Jr.Describes a type of technical analysis used by some investors.
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround
by Louis V. Gerstner Jr.How IBM was able to re-tool over the years.
Republic of Debtors: Bankruptcy in the Age of American Independence
by Bruce H. MannComplex story of the laws of bankruptcy and their results.
Greenback: The Almighty Dollar and the Invention of America
by Jason GoodwinEconomic history of money in the US.
The Edge of Chaos: Financial Booms, Bubbles, Crashes and Chaos
by Bernice CohenInteresting use of chaos theory in the analysis of markets.
Lifetime Encyclopedia of Letters
by Harold E. MeyerProvides letters that can help you think of what to write.
In America's Court: How a Civil Lawyer Who Likes to Settle Stumbled into a Criminal Trial
by Thomas GeogheganA lawyer used to the civil courts finds himself in a criminal court where things are very different.
Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen and Leadership in Wartime
by Eliot A. CohenDiscussion of how statesmen and the military should interact.
Master Examinations, 27th edition
by Real Estate Trainers Inc.This is a compilation of questions and answers on real estate.
Farm Prices: Myth and Reality
by Willard W. CochraneThis book deals with the price-income problems of commercial agriculture in the United States. The purpose of this book is to bring the best in modern analysis--information, economic logic, and social theory--to bear on the price-income problems of commercial agriculture.
Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market
by Eric SchlosserEssays explore the social and economic effects on groups and individuals of our underground economy. The underground economy has subtle and surprising effects on the United States as.
Sons of Mississippi: A Story of Race and its Legacy
by Paul HendricksonThe true story of a racial murder in the South.
Readings on Modern Organizations
by Amitai Etzioni28 contributors examine the problems of organizational rationality.
The Great Crash 1929
by John Kenneth GalbraithThe great economist offers his theory for what happened in the 1929 crash.
Economics of Food Retailing
by Daniel I. PadbergThe primary goal in this presentation is to carry the available economic data on food retailing through to logical conclusions on industry performance. The Food Commission could not agree on an interpretation of these data--both majority and minority members showing a strong propensity to political positions of long standing. The large size and importance of the food retailing industry and its proximity to consumers cast this industry inevitably and eternally in the light of public view, political curiosity, and increasing governmental regulation. This vulnerability identifies the need for a clear understanding of the retailing market structure, competitive behavior, and the kind of social performance which grows therefrom..
Farm Policies of the United States, 1790-1950: A Study of Their Origins and Development
by Murray R. BenedictThis volume is an almost essential complement to the new Fund study of the more recent governmental activities in the field of agriculture. Only through a knowledge of their historical roots can come a thorough understanding of present policies and programs.
Powering Social Change
by Community Wealth VenturesEssays and case studies on nonprofit business techniques based on the concept of community wealth.
The Biggest Game of All: The Inside Strategies, Tactics, and Temperaments That Make Great Dealmakers Great
by Leslie Cauley Leo Hindery Jr.An uncritical look at the executives behind the largest corporate mergers.
Protecting America's Health: The FDA, Business, and One Hundred Years of Regulation
by Philip J. HiltsThe history of the operation of the Food and Drug Administration
Management Earnings Disclosure and Pro Forma Reporting
by Mark T. Bradshaw Jacob CohenIntroduces a discussion of management earnings disclosure and the growing use of pro forma reporting by corporations. Highlights the background of pro forma reporting, how it has been used in the past couple of years, and what the regulators at the capital markets think about this form of earnings disclosure. Also examines two companies' use of pro forma.
The Maggi Noodle Safety Crisis in India (B)
by Karthik Ramanna Radhika KakThe local government in Delhi has ordered a ban on Nestl 's flagship product in India - Maggi Noodles, citing excessive lead content per government lab tests. Nestl disputes the government tests, noting that internal and third-party tests show the product to be safe. There is considerable confusion in the media and amongst Nestl 's customers, and Maggi sales begin to plummet. Other local governments and India's federal food-safety regulator also consider bans. Nestl must decide how to respond - options include suing the regulators and withdrawing the product, which could impact up to 25% of Nestl 's India sales.
ESG Metrics: Reshaping Capitalism?
by Jody Grewal George SerafeimIn the past twenty-five years, the world had seen an exponential growth in the number of companies reporting environmental, social and governance (ESG) data. Investor interest in ESG data also grew rapidly. A growing belief that increasing levels of social inequality and natural environment degradation were pressing problems that the capitalist system was failing to resolve had led many stakeholders to advocate for changes in measurement and corporate reporting as a potentially powerful "lever" that could move the discussion from "Reimagining" to "Reshaping" Capitalism. Some suggested that increased transparency could change corporate behavior, increase corporate accountability and lead to better outcomes for employees, customers, the environment and local communities. Others suggested that ESG data were value relevant from an investor standpoint and that firms "doing good would do well." According to this view, investors that used ESG data would be able to make better investment decisions and widespread disclosure of such data would improve market efficiency. However, some commentators doubted the sincerity of company ESG disclosures and suggested that firms that did good were less competitive, and therefore earned lower returns for their shareholders. As the business community entered the second half of the second decade of the twenty first century, whether the widespread adoption of ESG metrics would happen -- and whether, if it did, it would lead to systematic change -- was very much an open question.