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Effective International Joint Venture Management: Practical Legal Insights for Successful Organization and Implementation Practical Legal Insights for Successful Organization and Implementation

By Ronald Charles Wolf Copyright 2000
498 Pages
by Routledge

498 Pages
by Routledge

This highly accessible book takes a step-by-step approach to the legal theory and practical realities of organizing, negotiating, managing, and protecting an International Joint Venture. It covers every aspect of the subject with numerous examples and problem-solving tips, including dealing with cultural misunderstandings, property rights issues, legal liability, as well as contract advice.

The railways of Manchuria offer an intriguing vantage point for an international history of northeast Asia. Before the completion of the Trans-Siberian railway in 1916, the only rail route from the Imperial Russian capital of St. Petersburg to the Pacific port of Vladivostok transited Manchuria. A spur line from the Manchurian city of Harbin led south to ice-free Port Arthur. Control of these two rail lines gave Imperial Russia military, economic, and political advantages that excited rivalry on the part of Japan and unease on the part of weak and divided China. Meanwhile, the effort to defend and retain that strategic hold against rising Japanese power strained distant Moscow. Control of the Manchurian railways was contested in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5; Japan's 1931 invasion and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo; the second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in Asia; and, the Chinese civil war that culminated in the Communist victory over the Nationalists. Today, the railways are critical to plans for development of China's sparsely populated interior. This volume brings together an international group of scholars to explore this fascinating history.

Biography

Ronald Charles Wolf is an American attorney with forty-three years of law experience. For the past thirty years he has been based in Portugal, where he has advised a wide variety of transnational corporations wishing to do business there. In addition, he is the author of numerous books and articles on the subjects of mergers, acquisitions, and international joint ventures, including the much-acclaimed A Guide to International Joint Ventures (1995, 1999).