At an earlier time in history, British oil company investments in West Asia ran the risk of being suddenly impounded and nationalized by governments. In the last century, American investments in Latin America had been nationalized by Socialists. In recent times, multinational business corporations operating in the developing countries have run the risk of losing hundreds of millions of dollars due to ambiguous tax laws, unclear industrial licensing policies, unfriendly political administrations, general political instabilities, and high levels of bureaucratic corruption. In each such instance, CEOs oblivious of regional nuances risked losing hundreds of millions of dollars of institutional wealth. In fact, the previous generation of industry executives had remained focused almost entirely on internal issues within their business organizations. Nevertheless, business executives of the present generation need to remain less insular. They need to be more attentive to economic and political happenings in the foreground. They need to begin doing some homework before planning investments in world regions that are turning hostile to global business interests. Moreover, in the absence of systems thinking, globalization was mismanaged. Poorly managed neoliberal globalization has been lately providing political traction to Populist and Fascist movements in many countries. Nevertheless, almost all corporate cultures worldwide have one thing in common. They all seem to draw inspiration from the fundamental tenets of Anglo Saxon American Capitalism. Therefore, this handbook examines Anglo Saxon Capitalism for deeper insights. Essays in this handbook for CEOs and the power elite fraternities in Washington DC need to be read at a leisurely pace. They need to be read while painstakingly examining contrasting viewpoints or perspectives.
One literary objective is to examine the influence of Anglo Saxon thinking on corporate cultures across the world. The other objective is to expose CEOs and the power elite to a barrage of perspectives and counter-perspectives. Therefore, the content in this handbook will equip the power elite with the basic scholarship they need to begin engaging in meaningful debates at international economic summits. It will prepare them for the G7, and G20, and Davos economic summits. This publication contains selected chapters from other handbooks from the CROYDON BOOKS collection. It covers issues relating to both domestic and foreign policies.