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European business, dictatorship, and political risk, 1920-1945 / edited by Christopher Kobrak and Per H. Hansen.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Business History and Political Economy Series
- Business History and Political Economy Series ; v.1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrial policy--Europe--History--20th century.
- Industrial policy.
- Business and politics--Europe--History--20th century.
- Business and politics.
- Business enterprises--Europe--History--20th century.
- Business enterprises.
- Country risk--Europe--History--20th century.
- Country risk.
- National socialism--Europe--History--20th century.
- National socialism.
- Europe--Economic conditions--1918-1945.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 261 p. ) ill. ;
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2004.
- Summary:
- For much of the twentieth century, the prevalence of dictatorial regimes has left business, especially multinational firms, with a series of complex and for the most part unwelcome choices.
- Contents:
- Intro
- European Business, Dictatorship, and Political Risk, 1920-1945
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I. Introductory Essays
- Chapter 1. Business, Political Risk, and Historians in the Twentieth Century
- Chapter 2. Multinationals and Dictatorship
- Part II. Authoritarian Regimes as Competitive Advantage and Liability
- Chapter 3. Competition and Collaboration among the Axis Multinational Insurers
- Chapter 4. Market Assessment and Domestic Political Risk
- Part III. The Perception and Management of Political Risk in Dictatorial Business Environments
- Chapter 5. German Pharmaceutical Companies in South America
- Chapter 6. Multinational Jewish Businesses and the Transfer of Capital Abroad in the Face of "Aryanization," 1933-1939
- Chapter 7. Siemens in Eastern Europe
- Part IV. The Problem of Foreignness
- Chapter 8. Between Parent and "Child," IBM and its German Subsidiary, 1910-1945
- Chapter 9. The Great Northern Telegraph Company and Dictatorship
- Chapter 10. Managing Risk in the Third Reich
- Chapter 11. Under Threat of Nazi Occupation
- Chapter 12. Industrial Capitalism and Political Constraints
- Notes on Contributors
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- "In association with the Society for European Business [History]."
- "This volume grew out of a series of workshops (Berlin, Odense, Paris) organized by the Society for European Business History (SEBH)"--Introd.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-57181-629-1
- OCLC:
- 1148886968
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