Resources
BNET Resources
- sort by:
- Relevance
- Date
- Popularity
- Standard Oil and Yukos in the Context of Early Capitalism in the United States and Russia
- Abstract: The author compares two conflicts between large businesses and the state in the United States and Russia. Although almost one hundred years apart, the Standard Oil and Yukos cases are comparable in so far as they erupted in the context of early capitalism in a weak institutional environment. Both...
- Research articles 2008-07-01
- Sending out an S.O.S.: public safety communications interoperability as a collective action problem
- I. INTRODUCTION II. WHY DO WE LACK INTEROPERABILITY? A. Collective Action Problem B. Where Are the Entrepreneurs? C. Inefficiency III. A POSITIVE SELECTIVE INCENTIVE A. Spectrum Integration ...
- Research articles 2007-06-01
- Transitions between formations and organisations: an historical perspective on the political representation of Australian farmers
- Introduction A flurry of amalgamations of farm interest groups in the late 1970s produced a peak interest-group structure in the National Farmers' Federation NFF. The formation of the NFF in 1979 signalled a new phase in the political representation of primary producers. It evidenced a clear departure from a...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- The continuing violations doctrine and the Clean Water Act: untenable solutions and a need for reform
- The Clean Water Act serves as the primary tool for wetland protection. While the purpose of the Act is to restore the integrity of the nation's waters, illegal wetland fill activities that occurred in the past potentially lie beyond the reach of the statute's authority. Additionally, penalties for discrete illegal...
- Research articles 2002-06-22
- Can Cleveland Clinic Health System be trusted: whether a proposed merger or acquisition by Cleveland Clinic Health System will substantially impair the competitive health care market in Northeast Ohio resulting in a violation of federal antitrust statutes
- I. INTRODUCTION II. OVERVIEW OF THE RELEVANT ANTITRUST LAWS A. The Sherman Act 1. Discussion of the Rule of Reason ...
- Research articles 2002-03-22
- Bernanke on Restoring Fiscal Balance
- In testimony before the House Budget Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. is now on a process of "slow and gradual repair" but urged planning for "the restoration of fiscal balance."
- Videos 2009-06-03
- Middle Class Taps Public Aid System
- Sandra Hughes looks at how some middle-class families have found navigating the public assistance system to be a full-time job.
- Videos 2009-04-17
- The Health of Banks
- Harry Smith spoke with FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair about the agency's role in bank closings and whether their budget can handle the rise in bank closings predicted this year.
- Videos 2009-03-09
- CBS News Video: Decline of Wall Street
- Recent government spending has shifted economic power in this country from New York to Washington. Anthony Mason reports.
- Videos 2009-06-24
- Why Some Homeowners Miss Out
- Not everyone in danger of losing their homes will benefit from President Obama's proposed foreclosure rescues plans. As Daniel Sieberg reports, many homeowners cannot benefit from government aid.
- Videos 2009-03-07
- Landmark Ruling On Drug Cases
- In the wake of a recent lawsuit involving the drug company Wyeth, the Supreme Court has ruled that the FDA is not exclusively responsible for the safety of prescription drugs. Wyatt Andrews reports.
- Videos 2009-04-15
- URS Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Richard Paget – Morgan Joseph. Richard Paget – Morgan Joseph I wondered if you could talk a little bit more about the Federal sector. I now it’s been a strong growth driver this year. You’re expecting further growth next year...
- Earnings calls 2009-11-13
- Murtha Wove A Web Of Companies And Contracts
- This article from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette discussing how Federal grant to upgrade police equipment for Monongahela, PA from Congressman Murtha shows how even little pieces of money add up. It is starting to emerge that a company MountainTop Technologies located in Murtha's hub of Johnstown and started by...
- Blog posts 2009-05-27
- Stimulus and Recession Leads To Shifts in State And Federal Relationship
- Since World War II the Federal government has slowly been sending more and more money to the states. These funds are not for specific Federal projects but to aid in various programs that the state's manage and also use their own funds for. With the Stimulus Bill and...
- Blog posts 2009-05-13
- Who Will Get The Stimulus Funds?
- The Stimulus Bill worth over $780 billion passed by Congress last month will fund a wide variety of projects. From road repairs, to weatherizing houses, to teacher salaries to just regular local and state expenditures there is a great deal of money available to the private sector. Much...
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- Wallstrip: Economic Purgatory
- Will the government's efforts kick in before it's too late?
- Videos 2008-10-28
- Your Taxes Set to Rise?
- America's debt is expected to nearly double over the next 10 years, to $9 trillion. Here's how the big numbers are likely to affect you.
- Videos 2009-08-26
Additional Resources
- Financial Regulation and Supervision after the Crisis: The Role of the Federal Reserve
- At the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 54th Economic Conference, Chatham, MassachusettsOctober 23, 2009 The theme of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Economic Conference this year–reevaluating regulatory, supervisory, and central banking policies in the wake of the crisis–is certainly timely. Not much more than a year ago, we and...
- News items 2009-10-23
- Senate champion of federal employees to retire in 2010
- Federal employees will lose one of their chief advocates on Capitol Hill next year, as Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, announced on Monday that he would not seek reelection in 2010.Since taking office in 1999, Voinovich has been the architect of many significant federal reform bills and has served as a...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Small businesses win smaller share of federal contracts in fiscal 2008
- Small businesses received a record $93.3 billion in federal prime contracts in fiscal 2008, but the government still fell short in the percentage of contracts awarded to them, according to new data from the Small Business Administration.Federal agencies awarded $10 billion more in prime contracts to small businesses in fiscal...
- News items 2009-08-21
- << Previous
- page 1 of 1
- Next >>
