International Business Law and Its Environment - Hardcover

Schaffer, Richard; Earle, Beverley; Agusti, Filiberto

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9780314066336: International Business Law and Its Environment

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ISBN 10: 0314066330 ISBN 13: 9780314066336

Publisher: South-Western College/West, 1996

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This comprehensive international business law book takes a managerial approach. Examines ethical, cultural, economic and political issues throughout, with edited cases. The new edition reflects the latest political and economic realities with up-to-date cases and timely topics such as NAFTA, GATT, and various environmental issues. Now has a full chapter on environmental law (Ch. 20). The text's global focus is integrated throughout, including increased coverage of developing countries (Ch. 1). Selected end-of-chapter managerial implications have been revised and increased.

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About the Author:

Richard Schaffer is a Professor Emeritus of Business Law in the Department of Finance of the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University. He taught for twenty-five years in the areas of business law, international business transactions, and the law of international trade and investment, and founded the university's international business and business study abroad programs. Prior to academia, Professor Schaffer worked with the United Nations examining the relationship between corrupt practices, multinational corporations, and socio-economic development, and also served as rapporteur of UN working groups on international economic crime. He has consulted to business schools and industry trade groups, as well as businesses. Professor Schaffer received his J.D. from the University of Mississippi and his LL.M. from New York University.

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"Your approach of blending cultural, political, and economic aspects of international business is particularly valuable for the non-U.S. student who really needs this material to put the material in context." Alan R. Thiele, University of Houston

"The text is quite comprehensive. I agree with the blending of cultural, political and economic aspects of business and with emphasizing managerial decisions." F. William McCarty, Western Michigan University

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