Globalization and Growth: Case Studies in National Economic Strategies [Paperback]

Richard Vietor (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0324171854 | ISBN-13: 978-0324171853 | Publication Date: April 7, 2004 | Edition: 2

This text contains cases developed for use in teaching international political economy at the Harvard Business School. They represent the major developmental trajectories that have defined the recent history of economic growth. These cases empirically describe the strategies of China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Poland and the Czech Republic, Europe and the United States. As a group, these countries represent more than half the world's population and nearly two-thirds of its gross domestic product. The cases are as much political and institutional as they are economic and are based on Harvard's way of teaching analytical methodology for managers called "country analysis," which is a method of identifying the economic performance, social and political context, and national development strategy of a country or region. It also assesses each strategy in terms of its effects on the performance and its fit with context.

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Richard Vietor is the Senator John Heinz Professor of the Environment at the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration where he teaches courses on the regulation of business and the international political economy. He received a B.A. in economics from Union College (1967), an M.A. in history from Hofstra University (1971), and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Pittsburgh (1975). He was appointed Professor in 1984, and is currently Senior Associate Dean for Executive Education. Before coming to the Business School in 1978, Professor Vietor held faculty appointments at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and the University of Missouri. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship and Harvard’s Newcomen Fellowship. In 1981, he received the Newcomen Award in business history. He serves on the editorial board of the Business History Review, the advisory board of IPADE, in Mexico, and the Infrastructure Committee of the Competitiveness Policy Council. He was President of the Business History Conference for 1993-1994. Professor Vietor's research on business and government policy has been published in numerous journals and books. For his courses in business-government relations and environmental management, Professor Vietor has published more than five dozen case studies on international energy issues, on the regulation of natural gas, nuclear power, air pollution and hazardous wastes, and on strategy and deregulation in airlines, railroads, telecommunications, and financial services. He has been a consultant to the Hudson Institute and the Energy Research and Development Administration, and is currently consultant to several corporations; IBM, Honeywell, General Electric, Phillips Petroleum.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub; 2 edition (April 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324171854
• ISBN-13: 978-0324171853
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Gives you the whole picture!, June 15, 2007

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I am a part intl relations person but more oriented toward the finance/macroeco type of study and this book is really good for someone who wants to study a certain period in a country - Japan - 1980's for example, the book will give you a thorough before-after scenario of all macro economic, socio economic, political indicators to lead you to why an event took place. They are much clearer about the 'economic' and 'finance' aspects than most other IR books that end up telling you everything surrounding an issue, the kind that dont explain "speculative attacks" or "swaps" or "forign exchange market intervention".

I didnt end up using this for my class but I like reading a case study once in a while!

3.0 out of 5 stars It's OK., February 1, 2010

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This review is from: Globalization and Growth: Case Studies in National Economic Strategies (Paperback)

Using this book for an unusual class. Not a lot out there to choose from. It's OK.