Black Wednesday in Britain: The Politics of ERM Crisis (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 1995

The withdrawal of Britain from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, designed as a precursor to a European political and currency union, has been described as a "seminal moment in European politics...on a rank with the first oil shock." This...

Philippine President Fidel Ramos & the Flor Contemplacion Crisis

Publication Date: January 01, 1995

Halfway into his single, six-year term as president of the Philippines, Fidel Ramos was looking forward to the country's mid-term congressional elections as an affirmation of support for his administration's economic policies. Elected in 1992,...

Black Wednesday in Britain: The Politics of ERM Crisis

Publication Date: January 01, 1995

The withdrawal of Britain from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, designed as a precursor to a European political and currency union, has been described as a "seminal moment in European politics...on a rank with the first oil shock." This...

Marketing Indonesia's Cloves

Publication Date: January 01, 1995

Much of Indonesia's clove crop is used to flavor Kretek cigarettes, which are extremely popular in the country. Clove farmers are poor, however, and a group of Indonesian businessmen proposed that the government require that Kretek cigarettes...

Terry Ann Lunt and Greater Boston Rehabilitation Services (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1995

At first glance, Greater Boston Rehabilitation Services appeared to be in excellent financial shape in the spring of 1991, when Terry Ann Lunt was named its new executive director. A mix of government grants and work contracts with local...

Gainesville Regional Utilities

Publication Date: January 01, 1995

In 1993 the municipally owned utility serving Gainesville, Florida was threatening to build a 23-mile rail spur to connect its coal-fired power plant with the tracks of the Norfolk/Southern Railway. The railroad currently delivering the coal,...

Mikhukhu People of South Africa: A Question of Survival

Publication Date: January 01, 1995

This case focuses on an organization established to fight for the housing rights of people living in "informal settlements" in apartheid-era South Africa. In the wake of democratization, the group finds itself under increasing pressure from...

Mayor Stephen Goldsmith: Organizing Competition in Indianapolis (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1995

During his successful 1991 bid for the Indianapolis mayoralty, Stephen Goldsmith is clear about his preference for privatizing city services. Once in office, however, Goldsmith decides on a different, more complex approach. The inefficiency of...

Mayor Stephen Goldsmith: Organizing Competition in Indianapolis (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1995

During his successful 1991 bid for the Indianapolis mayoralty, Stephen Goldsmith is clear about his preference for privatizing city services. Once in office, however, Goldsmith decides on a different, more complex approach. The inefficiency of...

Mayor Stephen Goldsmith: Organizing Competition in Indianapolis (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1995

During his successful 1991 bid for the Indianapolis mayoralty, Stephen Goldsmith is clear about his preference for privatizing city services. Once in office, however, Goldsmith decides on a different, more complex approach. The inefficiency of...

Addressing a Fractious Constituency: Andrew Mecca and California's Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (B)

Publication Date: January 03, 1994

When Andrew Mecca arrives as the new director of the California state agency responsible for disbursing funds to drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, he finds his plans for the agency stymied by demands he hadn't anticipated. A hodgepodge...

Affordable Homeownership in New York City: Nehemiah Plan Homes and the New York City Housing Partnership (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1994

These cases, designed specifically for students of housing by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, follow the development of two trend-setting new low-income housing initiatives in New York City. Although different in key ways, both...