European Business Forum articles from December 2002

European Business Forum archives from December 2002

1992 Going on 2010
December 22, 2002... It is always better to be forward looking than to hark back to what has happened (or not happened) in the past. But as the European Union sets its sights on the goal of becoming the most competitive knowledge-based economy by 2010--an ambition...

Cards deal blow to market theory.(Did you know?)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2002... Conventional economic theory does a fair job of predicting prices in simple buying and selling transactions. But it fails to account for the influence of traders' experience on a market's efficiency when it comes to redistributing goods....

A clouded crystal ball.(The Future of Retail Banking in Europe: A View from the Top)(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... The Future of Retail Banking in Europe: A View from the Top. By Oonagh McDonald and Kevin Keasey. John Wiley & Sons Ltd September, 2002 ISBN: 0471892777 208 pages. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Banking, it has to be...

A new world order.(What's Next? )(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... What's Next? By Eamonn Kelly, Peter Leyden and members of Global Business Network. John Wiley & Sons Ltd September, 2002 ISBN: 0470849584 368 pages. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You might think that in today's highly...

Common Thread-Uncommon Viewpoint: We Need Leaders Who Can Weave Opposing Transatlantic Opinions into One Worldview
December 22, 2002... When it comes to politics and world events, Americans--after crossing the pond a few times--are often amazed at how much their European counterparts know. Everyone in Europe--by that I mean everyone from cab drivers to waiters and porters--seems...