DOING BUSINESS IN UNSTABLE COUNTRIES
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A NUMBER OF MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES HAVE TURNED TO CONSULTING FIRMS THAT SPECIALIZE IN POLITICAL RISK IN ORDER TO PREDICT WHERE TURMOIL WILL COME AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. COMPANIES ARE BEGINNING TO REALIZE THE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON POLITICAL ANALYSIS AS WELL AS ON ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS WHEN EVALUATING A COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT. LARGE-SCALE EXPROPRIATIONS OF UNITED STATES CORPORATE ASSETS HAVE BEEN SEEN IN A NUMBER OF LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, IN CUBA, IRAN, AND ETHIOPIA, AND NOW POLITICAL ANALYSTS SPECULATE THAT SOUTH KOREA MAY BE NEXT.
Publication Name: Dun's Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0012-7175
Year: 1980
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WAR OVER THE WILDERNESS
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COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF 600,000 ACRES OF LAND WITH OIL-AND-GAS POTENTIAL MAY BE PLACED OFF LIMITS BY THE ADMINISTRATION AT THE URGING OF CONSERVATION GROUPS. INDUSTRY IS LOBBYING AGAINST THIS UNAVAILABILITY OF THE WILDERNESS, CONTENDING THE VAST AREAS OF NATURAL RESOURCES ARE BEING WASTED. DESPITE ENERGY SHORTAGES, CONSERVATIONISTS MAY HAVE THE GREATER ADVANTAGE IN INFLUENCING GOVERNMENT LAND POLICY.
Publication Name: Dun's Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0012-7175
Year: 1979
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U.S. INNOVATION: IT'S BETTER THAN YOU THINK
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AMERICAN INDUSTRY STILL COMMANDS THE LEAD IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. INNOVATIONS ESPECIALLY IN ELECTRONICS, ENERGY AND BIOLOGY, HAVE LED TO MANY NEW PRODUCTS. IN ADDITION TO LABORATORY RESEARCH, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING HAS ADDED TO THE IMPACT OF UNITED STATES TECHNOLOGY.
Publication Name: Dun's Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0012-7175
Year: 1979
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