And considering the complex partnerships that run the islands, with players ranging from the city to the state to the federal government to environmentalists to island advocates, it is rather amazing that anything has been done at all.
In some cases, the same firms that privately sold shares in the complex partnerships that Enron kept off its balance sheet also lent Enron money and recommended Enron's stock and bonds to the public.
Unlike the complex partnerships and other entities that Enron used to move debt and losses on outside investments off its books, this unit was a real business with more than 1,000 employees and customers like J. C. Penney.
Nearly every twist and turn in the Labour government's fortunes have to be seen in the context of the struggle for dominance within this complex partnership.
They suggest that it is better to design a bespoke tool that reflects the organic and context-specific nature of partnerships and to capture the composite and complex partnership characteristics in a valid and reliable manner [ 62].
A less widely recognised requirement is the need for the coordinating institution to provide considerable and efficient infrastructural, policy, financial and administrative support for the development of the diverse and often complex partnership arrangements which may be formed.
The initiative is a complex partnership of government, industry, academia and local public to get the US ready for climate change.
Before the offering, the private equity firm used complex partnership structures to create large deductions for good will, a type of intangible asset.
