Motives for choosing a currency in international business
In September 2003 Sweden had an election whether or not to have the euro. Sweden chose to stand outside the co-operation of the European Monetary Union, despite having joined the European Union sev ...
The essence of international money
Introduction What is International Money all About? The Essence of Currency Calculations How are Foreign Exchange Rates Quoted? What Makes Exchange Rates Move? What is Foreign Exchange Risk? Why Worry About Foreign Exchange Risk? Internal Techniques of Managing Foreign Exchange Exposure External Techniques of Managing Foreign Exchange Exposure What are Currency Swaps? What are Financial Futures on Foreign Exchange? How do Currency Options Work? Interest Rate Risk The Value of Growth Options Is the International Investment Decision Different? Is the International Financing Decision Different? The European Monetary System Why Hedge Anyway? Economic Exposure Revisited Appendices: (i) Questions and Answers (ii) Further Reading
The development of biological systematics : Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu, nature, and the natural system
A reevaluation of the history of biological systematics that discusses the formative years of the so-called natural system of classification in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Shows how classifications came to be treated as conventions; systematic practice was not linked to clearly articulated theory; there was general confusion over the "shape" of nature; botany, elements of natural history, and systematics were conflated; and systematics took a position near the bottom of the hierarchy of sciences.