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  • September 1997
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Note on Political Risk Analysis

By: Debora L. Spar
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:Spanish
  • | Pages:12
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Abstract

Describes the emergence and subsequent decline of the political risk analysis industry. Discusses what political risk means for multinational firms and various ways in which firms have tried to analyze and grapple with these risks.

Keywords

Risk Management; Foreign Direct Investment; Government and Politics

Citation

Spar, Debora L., Heidi Deringer, and Jennifer Wang. "Note on Political Risk Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 798-022, September 1997.
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