Brookings Trade Forum 2007: Foreign Direct Investment by Susan M. Collins

"This tenth issue of the Brookings Trade Forum examines a variety of dimensions of FDI. On balance, have developing countries benefited from FDI inflows? To what extent has FDI played an important role in China's impressive economic performance? How do tax and productivity differences between source and host countries affect bilateral FDI flows? How have profits been shared between multinational corporations and host country governments in resource-rich economies? Why do U.S. investors appear to earn substantially higher returns on their investment abroad than foreigners earn on their investments in the United States?" - Brookings

Terrorism financing and state responses : a comparative perspective by Harold A Trinkunas

"This volume focuses on the preferences of major actors within terrorist networks and government agencies and the domestic and international contexts in which they make decisions and execute their strategies. It argues that both terrorism financing and government responses face problems of coordination, oversight, and information asymmetries that render them vulnerable to disruption." - Editorial Reviews

2008 Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States - HG4057 .D5

"Contains over 13,000 business contact records including hard-to-find subsidiary data covering 86 countries. Designed for reference and academic libraries; embassies and consulates; universities; corporations; executive recruitment and career services centers; investors and tax, legal, and professional services firms: the directory features the most current contact information available on foreign firms operating in the United States." - Editorial Reviews

China's Expansion into and U.S. Withdrawal from Argentina's Telecommunications and Space Industries and the Implications for U.S. National Security

by Janie Hulse - HG5782 .H87 2007
"Chinese involvement in the Latin American telecommunications and space industries has implications for U.S. national security. Unlike other commercial activities geared toward supplying raw materials to China’s 1.3 billion inhabitants, Chinese investment in space and telecommunications implies broader commercial and strategic interests that potentially put the Chinese into Western Hemisphere air and space. .." - Strategic Studies Institute

Stocks, bonds, bills, and inflation, SBBI Yearbook. Valuation edition. - HG4501 .S7949

“The SBBI® Valuation Yearbook is the industry standard reference for determining company risk and cost of capital. Express Business Valuation, ValuSource Pro and Business Valuation Manager Pro use SBBI® as the basis of calculating discount and capitalization rates. This is a must-have valuation book.” - Unlimited Learning Resources

Fiscal Year 2009 Budget of the U.S. Government - HJ2051 .F4

"Transmitted to Congress on February 4, 2008. Covers the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2008. Contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President's budget and management priorities, and budget overviews organized by agency, including assessments of their performance." - GPO

2008 Standard & Poor's register of corporations, directors and executives - HG4057 .A4

"...a comprehensive source of business and investment information, offering on-line access to Standard & Poor’s independent research, data and commentary on stocks, bonds, funds, and industries." - NetAdvantage