The Ultimate Threat a Foreign Government Can Pose Toward a Company

question 79

Essay

The ultimate threat a foreign government can pose toward a company is seizing assets. South Korea nationalized Kia, the nation's number three automaker, in the wake of the Asian currency crisis. How does this nationalization differ from expropriation and confiscation?

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Definitions:

Argument By Analogy

A reasoning method where one infers that two things are similar in one aspect, so they are probably similar in another.

Property P

An unspecified characteristic or attribute that an object, person, or concept possesses.

Similar

Resembling without being identical; having likeness in qualities, characteristics, or appearance.

Inductive Generalization

A type of reasoning that draws general conclusions from specific examples.