Empowerment through Governance

Empowerment through Trade and Investment

Eastern Market: The Interaction Between the Basel Committee on International Banking Regulation and the Opening of the Chinese Banking Market

I. Introduction. II. Background. A. Capitalization of Assets and Deposit Insurance in International Banking. B. The Basel Committee. 1. Banking Post-World War II: The Rise and Fall of the Bretton-Woods System and the Creation of the Basel Committee. 2. Basel II: The Post-Modern International System and the Complex Modern Financial Risk Assessments which Better Serve Large Multinational Banks. C. International Banking in China: Opening a New Market to the World. III. Analysis. A. The Basel Com...

A Case for Amending the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Why Increasing Shareholders’ Rights to Sue Will Help Prevent the Next Financial Crisis and Better Inform hhe Investing Public

I. Introduction. II. Background to the PSLRA and Congress’ Efforts to Correct Abusive Litigation Practices. A. In Terrorem Complaints and Abusive Litigation which Concerned Congress before they Enacted the PSLRA. B. How Congress Addressed these Problems when it Enacted the PSLRA. 1. Pleading with Elements “Particularity” and Alleging “Strong Inference” of the Required State of Mind While Denying Discovery. 2. Professional Plaintiffs, Races to the Courthouse ...

Ethanol: Indictment for Violation of the Laws of Physics & Economics

Facts. Issues. Guilty on Both Counts. Miscellaneous Felonies and Misdemeanors. Verdict.

Sustainable Growth: Leveraging Tax Policy in Africa

Broadening the Lens. FDI and Africa: Historical Skepticism. International Policy Framework for Clean-Energy Investment. Policy Design: Recommendations for Africa. a. Trade-Related Measures. b. Corporate Tax Provisions. Conclusion.

Microfinance in Emerging Markets: The Effects of the Current Economic Crisis and the Role of Securitization

I. Introduction. II. What is Microfinance? III. The Barriers Inhibiting Microfinance. IV. Does Microfinance Work? V. Will Microfinance Endure the Economic Crisis? VI. What is Securitization? VII. Securitization and Microfinance. VIII. Securitization’s Role in the Current Recession. IX. Conclusion.

What the World Can Teach America

Traditional Model. Emerging Solutions. Solution. American Social Business. Legal Remedies. Social Business Model Defined. Regulatory Fixes. Conclusion.

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