In recent years, scholars and policymakers have rediscovered the concept of industrial
districts-spatial concentrations offirms in the same industry or related industries. In this …

The midst of the most severe global financial crisis since the Great Depression might seem
an odd time to be writing a book about Japan's new political economy. So much is up in the …

More than regulations, laws on the books, or voluntary codes, enforcement is key to creating
an effective business environment and good corporate governance, at least in developing …

Brazil has won five of the eighteen World Cup tournaments held since 1930, more than any
other country.'If soccer's world governing body, FIFA, wanted to create an approach to …

The post-war experience of developing countries leads to two depressing conclusions: only
a small number of countries have successfully developed; and development theory has not …

Many nonprofit organizations are governed by boards of directors comprised of individuals
who often have been invited to join the board based on their contributions of time and …

Civil society organizations, nonprofits, national and international nongovernmental
organizations, and a variety of formal and informal associations have coalesced into a world …

Not long ago, there was a consensus in the legal academy that the Japanese were irrational
litigants. As the theory went, Japanese people would forgo litigating for financial gain …

Legal disputes over class actions operate at two distinct levels. The immediate question
before any court confronting an issue of class certification is relatively straightforward …

The substantive norms of Chinese corporate governance have been studied extensively
inside and outside China. Yet much less attention has been paid to the Chinese institutional …