State Capture, Political Risks and International Business

Cases from Black Sea Region Countries
Herausgeber: Leitner, Johannes; Meissner, Hannes

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This edited volume covers state capture, political risks and international business from the perspectives of Political Science and International Business Studies. Uniting theoretical approaches and empirical insights, it examines Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. Each chapter deals with country specific forms of state capture and the associated political risks bridging the gap between political analysis and business related impacts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9781138361317
• ISBN-10: 1138361313
• Artikelnr.: 53684731

Autorenporträt

Johannes Leitner is head of the Competence Center for Black Sea Region Studies at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, Austria. Hannes Meissner is a senior researcher and lecturer in the Competence Centre for Black Sea Region Studies at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, Austria.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface by Heiko Pleines
Introduction: State Capture, Political Risk and International Business
Part I: THEORY
1. Corruption, Favouritism and Institutional Ambiguity as Political Risks -
Insights from the Concept of Neopatrimonialism
2. Political Risk and International Business: Where they Interfere,
Consequences, and Options
Part II: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES
3. Doing Business in Armenia: The Art of Manoeuvring a System of Corruption
4. Political Risk Factors for the Business Environment in Georgia
5. State Capture in Azerbaijan between clan politics and 'bureaucratic
oligarchy'
6. Doing Business in Russia: The Main Political Risks and Challenges for
International Companies
7. Corruption among Ukrainian Businesses: Do Firm Size, Industry and Region
Matter?
8. Political Risks in Moldova - A Barrier to International Investment?
9. Transformation of corporate governance in Turkey: Eliminating or
Accommodating Political Risk for Doing Business?
10. Corruption and Favouritism in Romania
11. Political Risks to International Business in Bulgaria
Part III: COMPANY CASE STUDIES
12. Take-off in Baku. Waagner-Biro and the new airport in Baku.
13. Developing a Logistics Hub in Georgia: The Case of Gebrüder Weiss.
14. Advanced Siemens Medical Equipment in Modernization of Moldavian
Healthcare
Conclusions