Doha Blues
Why have the Doha negotiations been so painfully slow and unsuccessful so far? A review of recent commentary and analysis seems to indicate that the difficulty has many roots, as shown by the following list of contributing factors:
Obama means Business
Elvin Lim looks at the implications of the charges against Goldman Sachs.
A Few Questions for Roger Farmer
An interview with author Roger Farmer.
Reducing the Deficit Through the No COLA Year
Edward Zelinsky’s monthly column.
Should Your Genetics Be Considered In the Workplace?
Scott Shane considers the pros and cons of genetic testing in the workplace.
Beauty Imagined: Boom Time for Natural Cosmetics
Professor Geoffrey Jones, author of Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry, writes about the boom in natural cosmetics.
Will the iPad Change Your Life?
A look at the iPad.
Risk Management and Corporate Governance
Chris Mallin on risk management and corporate governance.
Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance Reform
Professor Chris Mallin on institutional investors and corporate governance reform.
The Lesson of the 2009 Holiday Shopping Season:
Tax Internet Sales
Edward Zelinsky looks at taxes on online sales.
Superman Promoted the “American Way”
An excerpt from Inventing the “American Way”.
Cash is King: Proverbs about money
Some money-related entries from The Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs.
Three South African Exports: Place of the Year 2009
Jake Kraft looks at one of South Africa’s biggest exports: its people.
Divide and Conquer? Splitting the Roles of Chair and CEO
Chris Mallin, author of Corporate Finance, blogs about companies splitting the role of Chair and CEO.
Jennifer Burns’s Goddess of the Market
An excerpt from Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right.
Three Cheers for the IRS – Really
Edward Zelinsky applauds the IRS.