Business
Responsibility in World Business
How should companies deal with harmful side-effects of their business operations? Should they be held responsible for the wrongdoing of other players?
The $800 Million Pill
Why do life-saving prescription drugs cost so much? Drug companies insist that prices reflect the millions they invest in research and development.
Against the Law
Opens a critical perspective on the slow death of socialism and the rebirth of capitalism in the world's most dynamic and populous country.
Behind the Label
In this study, Edna Bonacich and Richard Appelbaum investigate the return of sweatshops to the apparel industry, especially in Los Angeles.
Biodiversity Conservation in Costa Rica
The beautiful tropical dry forest of northwest Costa Rica, with its highly seasonal rainfall and diversely vegetated landscape, is disappearing even more rapidly than Costa Rica's better-known rain forest, primarily because it has been easier to convert to agriculture.
The Children of NAFTA
Food, televisions, computer equipment, plumbing supplies, clothing. Much of the material foundation of our everyday lives is produced along the U.S./Mexico border in a world largely hidden from our view.
Chinese Capitalists in Japan's New Order
In this probing and original study, Parks M. Coble examines the devastating impact of Japan's invasion and occupation of the lower Yangzi on China's emerging modern business community.
Crafting the Culture and History of French Chocolate
This absorbing narrative follows the craft community of French chocolatiers--members of a tiny group experiencing intensive international competition--as they struggle to ensure the survival of their businesses. Susan J.
Culture and Inflation in Weimar Germany
For many Germans the hyperinflation of 1922 to 1923 was one of the most decisive experiences of the twentieth century. In his original and authoritative study, Bernd Widdig investigates the effects of that inflation on German culture during the Weimar Republic.
Deceit and Denial
Deceit and Denial details the attempts by the chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers.