Rawi E. Abdelal
There are 9 articles for this faculty member.
Business Summit: Historical Roots of Globalization
| Published: | July 7, 2009 |
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| Feature: | HBS Business Summit |
In this breakout session, panelists shared insights, informed by history, of the convergence that globalization promotes.
HBS Cases: The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine
| Published: | March 11, 2009 |
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| Feature: | Lessons from the Classroom |
A recent Harvard Business School case looks at Russia's decision in 2006 to cut off supply of natural gas to Ukraine's energy company—a move repeated this year. Is Russia just an energy bully? Students of professor Rawi Abdelal learn there is nothing black and white when it comes to Russia's energy politics. From HBS Alumni Bulletin.
Published in 2008
'Ted Levitt Changed My Life'
| Published: | December 17, 2008 |
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| Feature: | Lessons from the Classroom |
Many students say legendary Harvard Business School marketing professor Ted Levitt changed their lives inside his classroom and out. "Ted Levitt was the most influential and imaginative professor in marketing history," HBS professor and senior associate dean John Quelch eulogized on the occasion of Levitt's death in 2006. Colleagues and students remember a life and times. From HBS Alumni Bulletin.
Published in 2007
Capital Rules: The Tensions of Global Finance
| Published: | February 28, 2007 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
With the start of the new decade, most global financial powers are rethinking a previously powerful trend toward liberalizing global finance. In his new book Capital Rules, Professor Rawi Abdelal charts the intellectual, legal, and political history of financial globalization, and the tensions facing today's world economy. Read an excerpt.
Published in 2006
How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance
| Q&A with: | Rawi E. Abdelal |
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| Published: | August 21, 2006 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Following decades of liberalization, controls on cross-border capital movements are again being discussed by financial institutions, governments, and policymakers around the globe. Professor Rawi Abdelal discusses implications and the historical roles of Europe and the United States in promoting the flow of capital across national borders.
Published in 2003
Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute
| Q&A with: | Rawi E. Abdelal and Laura Alfaro |
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| Published: | November 17, 2003 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Even if the World Trade Organization rules in favor of your country’s government, it may not mean the end of a business dispute. HBS professors Rawi Abdelal and Laura Alfaro explain why.
Historical Perspective: Levitt Shaped the Debate
| Published: | June 16, 2003 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Theodore Levitt’s work was outrageous—and outrageously smart. HBS professors Richard S. Tedlow and Rawi Abdelal put "The Globalization of Markets" in perspective.
Published in 2002
Countries on the Cusp: The Power of Nationalism
| Q&A with: | Rawi E. Abdelal |
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| Published: | January 14, 2002 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
What’s nationalism got to do with it? If you’re talking about the world economy, then the answer is quite a lot, says HBS professor Rawi Abdelal. In a conversation about his new book, Abdelal describes the power nationalism has over new countries—and its very far-reaching effects.
Published in 2000
Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia
| Published: | June 26, 2000 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
The experience of three states of the former Soviet Union in the shadow of post-Soviet Russia, says HBS Professor Rawi Abdelal, shows that nationalism plays a far greater role in economic policy than has generally been recognized.













