Author: Biz India

Editors: Hans Beck and Peter Funke Publisher:  Cambridge University Press – 605 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram Federalism is a combined form of government with a central (or national) government, along with regional and local governments. The founding fathers of the United States chose such a type of government as the ideal one for this country and incorporated it in the United States Constitution. Perhaps they were inspired by the political and governmental success of Greece, wherein some of the power was held by the national government, yet some of the power was shared at the regional and...

Author:  Paasha Mahdavi Publisher:  Cambridge University Press – 258 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram Paasha Mahdavi writes at the outset of this book that on September 1, 1969, Muammar Qaddafi, then a 27-year-old upstart rebel, seized power in the Kingdom of Libya by overthrowing the monarchy in that country led by the Sanusifamily. Heading the Revolutionary Command Council, he promised political stability to the 21 American and European oil firms that operated in that fourth-largest oil-producing country in the world. The oil firms’ disunity gave him immediate leverage. He took control of those oil firms’ assets, beginning with...

Author: David Freeman Publisher:  Cambridge University Press – 222 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram How much total silver is mined annually the world over? The amount in 2019, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), was 23,650 metric tons (down about 12 percent from 26,900 in 2018). A ton of silver, essentially the same as a metric tonne, is equal to 32,150.75 troy ounces. As of today, November 12, 2020, one troy ounce of silver is priced at $24.41, according to Monex, a well-known precious metals dealer in the United States. The price of silver, as with...