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Privatization in the Transition to a Market Economy: Studies of Preconditions and Policies in Eastern Europe
John S. Earle, Roman Frydman, and Andrzej Rapaczynski 1993Privatization policies are the centrepiece of the historically unique transformation of the centrally planned, into market economies. Yet the peculiarities of the privatization process in Eastern Europe are little understood in the West... (read more)
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Loyalty: An Essay on the Morality of Relationships
George P. Fletcher 1993At a time when age-old political structures are crumbling, civil strife abounds, and economic uncertainty permeates the air, loyalty offers us security in our relationships with associates, friends, and family. Yet loyalty is... (read more)
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The Privatization Process in Central Europe: Economic Environment, Legal and Ownership Structure, Institutions for State Regulation, Overview of Privatization Programs, Initial Transformation of Enterprises
Roman Frydman, Andrzej Rapaczynski, and John S. Earle 1993In an era defined by economic and industrial competition rather than ideological warfare, the success of the privatization process in Central Europe, Russia, Ukraine, and the Baltics is crucial for the regions' political... (read more)
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The Privatization Process in Russia, Ukraine, and the Baltic States: Economic Environment, Legal and Ownership Structure, Institutions for State Regulation, Overview of Privatization Programs, Initial Transformation of Enterprises
Roman Frydman, Andrzej Rapaczynski, and John S. Earle 1993Volume 2 of this unique series on privatization provides comprehensive comparative information on the privatization process in five former Soviet republics: Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Following an introduction to the economic... (read more)
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(Some of) the Essentials of Finance and Investment
Ronald J. Gilson and Bernard S. Black 1993Gibson and Black's casebook provides detailed information on the essentials of finance and investment. The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research. Part of the University Casebook Series, it includes selected... (read more)
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The Limits of Hobbesian Contractarianism
Jody S. Kraus 1993This 1994 book constitutes a sustained, comprehensive, and rigorous critique of contemporary Hobbesian contractarianism as expounded in the work of Jean Hampton, Gregory Kavka, and David Gauthier. Professor Kraus argues that the attempts... (read more)
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Environmental Law Practice Guide: State and Federal Law
Michael B. Gerrard 1992Comprehensive coverage of the entire spectrum of federal and state environmental law. Everything you need all in one place! Provides practical guidance that cuts across all substantive areas of environmental law. Written for... (read more)
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Law and Objectivity
Kent Greenawalt 1992In modern times the idea of the objectivity of law has been undermined by skepticism about legal institutions, disbelief in ideals of unbiased evaluation, and a conviction that language is indeterminate. Greenawalt here... (read more)
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Images of a Free Press
Lee C. Bollinger 1991Rich in historical detail, Images of a Free Press is an elegant, powerful guide to the evolution of our modern conception of freedom of the press, which finds expression in laws that protect... (read more)
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Law and Liberalism in the 1980s: The Rubin Lectures at Columbia University
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Constitutional Interpretation
Philip Chase Bobbitt 1991Constitutional interpretation is an issue which has come under considerable scrutiny in the USA, in the light of such happenings as the nomination of Robert Bork for the Supreme Court, and the Iran-Contra... (read more)
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Law and Force in the New International Order
Lori Fisler Damrosch and David J. Scheffer 1991Momentous events of recent years have shown the tremendous potential for developing and applying international law, even in the area that has always presented the greatest challenge to the rule of law –... (read more)
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Workers Compensation: Strengthening the Social Compact
Orin Kramer and Richard Briffault 1991Workers' compensation, the state-based system that compensates employees for the economic consequences of work-related injury, illness and disease without regard to the fault of the employer or employee, was and remains a truly... (read more)
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Authority
Joseph Raz 1990Authority is one of the key issues in political studies, for the question of by what right one person or several persons govern others is at the very root of political activity. In... (read more)
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Aggressive Unilateralism: Americas 301 Trade Policy and World Trading System
Jagdish N. Bhagwati and Hugh T. Patrick 1990A comprehensive analysis of aggressive unilateralism in trade policy. This volume grew out of an international conference entitled S̀uper 301 and the World Trading System,' held at Columbia University on December 1-2, 1989.
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Environmental Impact Review in New York
Michael B. Gerrard, Philip Weinberg, and Daniel A. Ruzow 1990An all-encompassing guide to New York's State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and the environmental impact review process that SEQRA generated. This unique publication takes project applicants, opponents, and regulators through every stage... (read more)
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US Nuclear Strategy: A Reader
Philip Chase Bobbitt, Lawrence Freedman, and Gregory F. Treverton 1989Setting the terms for an effective public debate on nuclear issues, this provides essays and excerpts from longer works that have charted the development of American nuclear strategy. Each section ends with questions... (read more)
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Speech, Crime, and the Uses of Language
Kent Greenawalt 1989In this book Greenawalt explores the three-way relationship between the idea of freedom of speech, the law of crimes, and the many uses of language. He begins by considering free speech as a... (read more)
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Protectionism
Jagdish N. Bhagwati 1988A leading international economist looks at many of the key issues of trade policy now confronting the United States and the world in this timely book. Clear, informative, and witty, Jagdish Bhagwati provides... (read more)
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Democracy and Deterrence: The History and Future of Nuclear Strategy
Philip Chase Bobbitt 1988This book provides an assessment of future problems, particularly the neglected connection between strategy and proliferation, and an analysis of various ways of coping with these problems.
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Knights, Raiders, and Targets: The Impact of the Hostile Takeover
John C. Coffee Jr., Louis Lowenstein, and Susan Rose-Ackerman 1988Fascinating as the corporate takeovers of recent years have been – with their "golden parachutes" and junk bonds, "greenmailers" and white knights – it is far from clear what underlying forces are at... (read more)
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A Crime of Self-Defense: Bernhard Goetz and the Law on Trial
George P. Fletcher 1988Discusses the Bernhard Goetz case, examines the legal and ethical issues, and reviews the concept of self-defense.
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Religious Convictions and Political Choice
Kent Greenawalt 1988How far may Americans properly rely on their religious beliefs when they make and defend political decisions? For example, are ordinary citizens or legislators doing something wrong when they consciously allow their decisions... (read more)
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The International Court of Justice at a Crossroads
Lori Fisler Damrosch 1987This major study of the International Court of Justice was the first comprehensive analysis of the issues confronting governments in reexamining the scope of their consent to the Court’s jurisdiction. Topics include the... (read more)
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Finance and Industrial Performance in a Dynamic Economy: Theory, Practice, and Policy
Merritt B. Fox 1987Part of the Columbia Studies in Business, Government, and Society series.
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