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European Mergers Trump US Acquisitions: Legitimacy Makes All the Difference

Published: Fall 2005

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Richard N. Rosecrance

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Corporations have learned the difference. And various European nations have learned from their imperial problems in the past. But the super power United States still has this learning curve ahead of it. Takeovers don’t produce the cooperative trust that maximizes productive synergies.

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Rosecrance, Richard. “European Mergers Trump US Acquisitions: Legitimacy Makes All the Difference.” International Politics, Fall 2005

Europe European studies Governance International Relations International Security Program U.S. Foreign Policy

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Richard N. Rosecrance

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