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China has the world's most rapidly changing large economy, and according to Ted Fishman, it is forcing the world to change along with it. "No country has ever before made a better run at climbing every step of economic development all at once," he writes, in China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World. China is currently the largest maker of toys, clothing, and consumer electronics, and is swiftly moving up the ladder in car production, computer manufacturing, biotechnology, aerospace, telecommunications, and other sectors thanks to low-cost, high-tech factories. China is also where the world is investing. In 2004, for instance, the city of Shanghai alone attracted over $12 billion in direct foreign investment, roughly the same amount as all of Indonesia and Mexico received. In tracing China's ascendancy over the past 30 years (with annual growth of an astonishing 9.5 percent), Fishman presents a flood of facts, figures, forecasts, and anecdotes and examines the implications of this unprecedented growth for China, the U.S., and the rest of the world.
Calling China's huge population "arguably the greatest natural resource on the planet," Fishman details how hundreds of millions of peasants have migrated from rural to urban areas to find manufacturing jobs, providing an unlimited, low-wage workforce to power China's economy. In the process, this shift has changed both Chinese culture and the global business climate in significant ways. Simply put, American companies can't compete with wages as low as 25 cents an hour and lack of regulation and oversight, so are forced to move their operations to China or completely change the focus of their business. And it's not just a problem for the U.S.--even Mexico is outsourcing to China. Though it remains to be seen whether this will truly be the "Chinese Century" as Fishman asserts, China, Inc. is a brisk and informative look at why so many American corporations, and American jobs, are heading to China. --Shawn Carkonen
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China today is visible everywhere -- in the news, in the economic pressures battering the globe, in our workplaces, and in every trip to the store. Provocative, timely, and essential -- and updated with new statistics and information -- this dramatic account of China's growing dominance as an industrial superpower by journalist Ted C. Fishman explains how the profound shift in the world economic order has occurred -- and why it already affects us all.
How has an enormous country once hobbled by poverty and Communist ideology come to be the supercharged center of global capitalism? What does it mean that China now grows three times faster than the United States? Why do nearly all of the world's biggest companies have large operations in China? What does the corporate march into China mean for workers left behind in America, Europe, and the rest of the world?
Meanwhile, what makes China's emerging corporations so dangerously competitive? What will happen when China manufactures nearly everything -- computers, cars, jumbo jets, and pharmaceuticals -- that the United States and Europe can, at perhaps half the cost? How do these developments reach around the world and straight into all of our lives?
These are ground-shaking questions, and China, Inc. provides answers.
Veteran journalist Ted C. Fishman shows how China will force all of us to make big changes in how we think about ourselves as consumers, workers, citizens, and even as parents. The result is a richly engaging work of penetrating, up-to-the-minute reportage and brilliant analysis that will forever change how readers think about America's future.
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"China today is visible everywhere -- in the news, in the economic pressures battering america, in the workplace, and in every trip to the store. provocative, timely, and essential, this dramatic account of china's growing dominance as an industrial super-power by journalist Ted C. Fishman explains how the profound shift in the global economic order has occurred -- and why it already affects us all. How has an enormous country once hobbled by poverty and Communist ideology come to be the supercharged center of global capitalism? What does it mean that China now grows three times faster than the United States? That China uses 40 percent of the world's concrete and 25 percent of its steel? What is the global impact of 300 million rural Chinese walking off their farms and heading to the cities in the greatest migration in human history? Why do nearly all of the world's biggest companies now have large-scale operations in China? What does the corporate march into China mean for workers left behind in America, Europe, and the rest of the world? Meanwhile, what makes China's emerging corporations so dangerously competitive? What could happen when China will be able to manufacture nearly everything -- computers, cars, jumbo jets, and pharmaceuticals -- that the United States and Europe can, at perhaps half the cost? How do these developments reach around the world and straight into the lives of all Americans? These are ground-shaking questions, and China, Inc. provides answers.Veteran journalist and former commodities trader Ted C. Fishman paints a vivid picture of the megatrends radiating out of China. Fishman's account begins with the burgeoning output of China's vast low-cost factories and the swelling appetite of its 1.3 billion consumers, both of which are being driven by historically unprecedented infusions of foreign capital and technological know-how. Traveling through China's frenetic landscape of growth, Fishman visits the factories, markets, streets, stores, towns, and cities where the story of Chinese capitalism is being lived by one-fifth of all humanity. Fishman also draws on interviews with Chinese, American, and European workers, managers, and executives to show how China will force all of us to make big changes in how we think about ourselves as consumers, workers, citizens, and even as parents. The result is a richly engaging work of penetrating, up-to-the-minute reportage and brilliant analysis that will forever change how readers think about America's future. "
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Lacks critical analysis, nothing more than a collection of (incomplete) stories .......2007-09-04
Half of the book is like a PR campaign for Shanghai, saying how fascinating the city is without really critically examining its glories. It seems like the author has not ventured far away from Shanghai (even Zhejiang Province is bordering Shanghai) and to really delve into the rest of China. It is just like reading a book on U.S. economy while all it talks about is New York. Projecting New York for the rest of the U.S. is laughable, so is thinking Shanghai epitomizes the entire China.
Shanghai's success, at least in the past, critically relied on the extremely favorable national policies steered by Jiang Ze-ming, the former mayor of Shanghai who became the president after 1989 Tiananmen. Such biased national policies are highly questionable, and its impact on Shanghai long-term economic sustainability is also open for debate.
It's also weird for a book on China's economic transition to exclude meaningful discussion of the economic reforms in the Pearl River Delta area where all of the initial economic reforms started, and which is still one of the most important economic regions in China. Also, China's attempts to balance economic development between the coastal region and the inland region are largely ignored in the book (except some very light discussions here and there).
The second half of the book is not very organized and it is not clear what message the author was trying to get across. Overall, the book is nothing more than a collection of stories you can easily find in Economist. A better book for a quick intro and analysis of China's rise is The World is Flat, side by side is an analysis of India as a bonus...
Could have been at least 100 pages shorter.......2007-07-15
A lot of insights from the book but at the same time a lot of non-insights.
The book covers the movement of Chinese people from the farms to the cities and the attitude towards rapid modernization including piracy. However, you cannot FEEL it from first person point of view. You feel very detached reading the book.
It could have been more straight to the point and a lot of pages bored me.
The Tom Wolfe of China.......2007-05-24
This a kaleidoscopic view of the most dynamic country today on the planet. Sit down, strap up, and read the Electric Kool Aid Acid Test of the 21st Century. For a harder analytical edge, read my own volume The Coming China Wars: Where They Will Be Fought and How They Can Be Won
Please blame everything on China, is this a new trend to cover up American "disastrous" foreign policy? .......2007-05-11
So with all due respect:
1) If China is so bad, don't do business there, no one is forcing you
2) All American CEO who deals with China are unpatriotic Americans
3) All American CEO who outsource to China and India are immoral capitalist
4) All American CEO who deal with China should pay a fine or go to Jail. -But they are not! And as matter of facts, they are getting big bonuses.
5) Don't blame the Chinese, they are providing a service (cheap) but American consumers and executives are the ones knocking on their doors.
6) You can't have both ways; you can't try to use cheap labor in 3rd world countries and then turn around and point fingers at the people you are doing business with.
7) Stop bringing up the WWII theory on some of these comments, just because the USA fought and won WWI -which is GREAT! It does not mean the USA is correct FOREVER...common sense.
Excellent reference background............2007-04-11
My team at work does a lot of business with China and after one of the engineers read the book, we ordered about 15 copies for the entire department to read, we felt it was so worthwhile!
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Ambassador Rockwell A. Schnabel and Francis X. Rocca give readers a compelling and provocative inside look at the people and issues that will decide whether the world's most consequential partnership flourishes or flounders. While alerting readers to the economic and geopolitical challenges posed by a stronger EU, the authors reject the complacency of those who see American unipolarity as a license to neglect our allies, or those who entertain the illusion that we can divide and conquer Europe. This book will make clear why the U.S. must work with the EU--or expect the EU to work against it.
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Diplomacy style - read between the lines.......2005-12-31
Interesting and presented in a concise way book. I decided to give a bit more provocative and not a review that will just retell what's in the book. I bought it as I am interested in the topic having worked for the EU at some moments and having generally good knowledge about the EU and how it functions. The book is diplomatically written (by a diplomat) so do it focuses on many topics but do not always expect to find the bare truth behind facts. Instead their "diplomatic package" is presented. Certain statements are definitely something that I cannot agree. According to Schnabel - the "dirigiste" regime (of the EU), means higher prices and fewer choices for companies and consumers at home (p 37). Higher prices - maybe? What about higher product quality that regulations impose?
I happen to live in the USA at the moment and I am permanently shocked by some facts such as the quality of many products/services people buy - from transportation to food quality in the supermarket. (for example I'd say there're 3 types of chicken in the USA - tasteless, more tasteless and most tasteless). Conductor and train driver are communicating by waiving hats on the Long Island Rail Road. Examples are many but that's not the point here.
Somebody probably knows what compositions Americans eat in all the produce and generally food but it's not the consumers, that's for sure. US citizens must become aware that EU regulations actually may have a positive effect even on the quality of products they buy. In the US as it seems the quantity is more important. Recently the US declared that it will continue use a world-wide banned pesticide (methyl bromide) because its farmers "need it".
Would Ronald McDonald have stopped offering plastic toys with unsafe chemicals for children with Happy Meals if the European Commission didn't rule that they are unsafe? (Page 27). Why the Federal Food and Drug Administration didn't do this?
Schnabel says that instead of regulation "we Americans prefer to trash things in court". My question is whether this happens before or AFTER somebody gets a stroke or possibly dies of Merck's Vioxx pill, for example?
Nonetheless, Schnabel misses some facts such as the one then the EU started to make an army of its own that the US actually has warned the EU not to create its own army - something like "we will protect you as in the Cold War era (or maybe not protect but control?)".
Instead throughout the book Schnabel argues that US and EU share "common values" and should work together for shaping world policies. For me all these statements of "common values" are a way too diplomatic and are proven a way too little by the politics of the two big block as of late 90s. Certainly they have their place in main stream media and in diplomatic books. However which are the "common values" of today's EU and US? The capital punishment? Or anything that harms business like CO2 emissions reduction? Consumer protection? The health care? Did I hear "our (American) health care system is the best in world", again? Think twice and research, research.
Finally, overall a good book - in terms of diplomacy style and the concise way it is written.
Europe!!! The Next Superpower;Believe It.......2005-11-02
I just finished reading Amabassador Schnabel's excellent book and realize how little I understood or knew about the EU. Many of us have been a bit overwhelmed by all the China and India growth stories; as a result, I for one, have totally missed the boat on what's happening in Europe. If I had a choice of where to spend the next 20 years in business, I would clearly choose the European Union (even after reading The World is Flat while on a trip to India). Because the US and the EU have "common values" and huge economic power, we together have the opportunity to "shape the world" in the next two decades. After that, we will be forced to share this power with the emerging Asian giants.
I have given the book to my college son to increase his awareness of the EU and its importance to the United States, up to now it's been all China. I think his views may change after reading this book, besides, Europe is a great place for kids his age!!!!
Highly recommended reading and much easier to consume than certain other "World......" books.
An Insider's Guide to the Future of the EU.......2005-10-18
As a US student in global political affairs in Washington, DC, I have spent many hours debating what it means to be considered a "superpower," who rivals the US for the title, and who is essentially the next "superpower." Rockwell Schnabel and Francis X. Rocca's well-researched book sheds light on the existing power dynamics of modern Europe and the EU in global society and what implications this 25 member state holds for our future. With its ever-impressive economic strengths coupled with its cultural and institutional influences, they believe the European Union should be viewed as a force to be reckoned with, but more importantly as a strong ally. Rockwell Schnabel draws from his experiences as a native European citizen and former ambassador to the EU to highlight crucial choices the EU must make if it is to become geopolitically stronger and, in fact, be the next superpower. Long- term decisions regarding a free market economy and Europe's stance towards the US will not only have direct impacts on American businesses, but also on global security. Considering the rising power of nations like China and India, transatlantic cooperation provides an opportunity to unite to achieve our common goals. By pooling vast resources together, the US and EU can have real effects on world hunger, poverty, and disease.
The Next Superpower? unites theoretical concepts with observations to provide insightful, yet critical analysis of global affairs from a US/EU perspective. It is a must read for every student of politics, economics, or business who cares about the future of the US, Europe, and the world.
Required reading for a rational view of modern Europe........2005-10-06
In 2001, $300 billion market-cap Connecticut-based General Electric was moving toward closing a $42 billion deal to acquire New Jersey-based Honeywell. The executives, directors, and shareholders of each company had tendered their approval, as had the regulatory authorities in the United States. But some 3,500 miles away, European bureaucrats sitting in Brussels had other ideas. The threat to the international aerospace industry, they said, was just too great to risk letting these U.S. based companies combine as they had already agreed. And that's where the deal stopped.
Rockwell Schnabel-until a few months ago U.S. Ambassador to the European Union-essentially put U.S. business interests on notice that, like it or not, this is the new reality, and understanding the construct within which European commerce now takes place is critical to success in that very large market. The Next Superpower? is a brief yet highly insightful book that will serve as an indispensable primer to every American businessman trying to comprehend and penetrate the increasingly formidable market that is the European Union. In 188 pages, Schnabel, together with co-author Francis Rocca, takes the reader from the history and economic theories behind the formation of the EU, to what is essentially a How-To guide through its institutions, and those of its member states.
Those looking for an ideologically-charged paper in the vein of either Robert Kagan ("Of Paradise and Power"), or, conversely, Joseph Nye ("The Paradox of American Power"), will be disappointed. While the Ambassador clearly has a firm grasp on these competing views, this is a book that is about the practical realities of getting things done. The comparison, for instance, of the opposing dirigiste tradition of socialist France and the (classical) liberalism of Adam Smith, while worthwhile topics unto themselves, are clearly addressed with the purpose of giving the businessman, politician, and diplomat an historical and cultural framework as they move down what is an irreversible path toward free markets and capitalism in its highest form.
Schnabel, himself raised in the Netherlands-not exactly a hotbed of American-style conservatism-and clearly an admirer of much of the European tradition, has very much perfected the American way of doing business and getting things done. His career path apparently took him from young immigrant, to investment banker, to the Reagan and George H.W. Bush Administrations, to technology fund principal (starting in 1993...not bad timing) and back to public service as EU Ambassador. It would seem that the "revolving door" between public and private sector has, in this case anyway, served the U.S. very well indeed.
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Take a look at future investment opportunities in an emerging economic power.
Get up to speed on investing in what could well be the greatest opportunity of the 21st century. For those looking for a new place to invest,
India describes opportunities and charts a course through them. Offering coverage far deeper than superficial newspaper stories, this comprehensive guide reveals where India stands financially, where its going, and how investors everywhere can go with it. No other book looks at India from both an investment standpoint and a Western economic perspective. Order your copy today.
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Great book.......2006-08-16
I have been looking for an opportunity to invest in India and I found the book very helpful. The book helps to seperate fact from fiction and dispel a lot of myths about the Indian market. The author has a thorough understanding of the context within which the Indian market operates which makes the reading both interesting and informative.
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The Next Superpower: Ancient Prophecies, Global Events, and Your Future
Mark Finley
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China: the Next Superpower: Dilemmas in Change and Continuity
Geoffrey Murray
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Nobody disputes that the great experiment in Chinese-style socialism will eventually effect the world at large. In the closing years of the 20th century, we are witnessing the reawakening of a colossus that has long dominated Asia geographically and culturally, but is also likely to do so economically and politically in the next century. Geoffrey Murray closely examines China's credentials as a burgeoning superpower, the economic, social and structural dilemmas this poses, as well as the broader ongoing geopolitical implications should the experiment succeed.
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A bit spotty; A Good Effort.......2002-09-25
This book does not say much that will not be said later about China. The title is disingenuous. He give about 5 pages to defining China as a superpower, but then spends several chapters blowtorching it.
One thing that he understands is that the China has had a *very* long time to devlop a democratic model but they have never been able to do it. He also implicitly excuses their model of government as something necessary for people who have no concept of "rule of law" (and they certainly don't have that in China, nor is it established very well in the national psyche). At least not as well as the other traditions are (Confucianism, Maoism, Daoism, Legalism).
Strengths: He understands the complex factors that go into the building of a society and a sound economy, among them being the protection of property rights and impartial law enforcement. When he gives examples, he gives enough to let us know that he is not comitting the "fallacy of composition" mistake, but not too many to bog us down with 1,001 details of the same thing.
Weaknesses: Not enough analysis of the bank loan problems, for one. Nor enough analysis of the GDP numbers. At the time of this publication, people weren't publishing enough questioning reports of China's GDP statistics.
I also question his figures about the Chinese people not having the capability of feeding the whole country. That has a distinctly Malthusian sound--something that has recieved one of the most thorough refutations of any notion in social sciences.
The book could have been taken in any number of directions at greater length. For example: He talks of the social problems that are there, such as crime and prostitution. But he did not detail where else that has happened and whether China's experience is better or worse that than of other countries under similar circumstances.
Prescient Observations:
1. The Vietnamese have developed the skills of resistance fighting as a result of many years of trying to hold back the advance of the Han Chinese and their tendency to eclipse and absorb all other indigineous cultures into which they came in contact.
2. That the China of today resembles very much the imperial China of a long time ago.
3. In general, most of the worst abuses of the Chinese are at the hands of other Chinese. This includes successive governments making mistakes that everyone else had to pay for. And the abuse of the workers by corrupt Taiwanese and Hong Kong businessmen.
Foolish Statements:
1. No, American children do not sing the "Star Spangled Banner" and salute the flag every day in class.
2. "Deplorably stupid" is not a good phrase to use to describe people who haven't had the experience of living in a Western society under a system that took hundreds of years to develop. "Inexperienced" or "behaviorally inappropriate" would have been a more useful phrase...
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Growing up during the information age, China's Generation Y (born between 1981 and 1995) is unlike any of its predecessors, sporting branded items and increasingly sharing some of the same ideas as Western youth. This generation of teenagers in China will most likely be the political and business leaders of the world's next superpower by the year 2025.
Based on interviews and surveys conducted in Shanghai by the author, an American teenager, China's Generation Y provides an exciting look into the lives and minds of China's youth, showing Western readers who they are, how they got there, and where they are headed. The book brings to life the influences on them ¨C political, cultural, family, economic, and environmental ¨C in such a way that it truly provides a rare glimpse into the minds of today's youth and tomorrow's leaders.
China's Generation Y is not only for those who seek to acquaint themselves with this crucial generation, but also for business leaders who wish to cater to the up-and-coming Chinese consumers. Informative and stimulating, this first-of-its-kind book opens up a new horizon for many in the West who will ultimately meet the need and challenge of this emerging Chinese generation.
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A glimpse into what we can expect from China over then next few decades.......2006-01-12
China's Generation: Understanding The Future Leaders Of The World's Next Superpower by seventeen year old author Michael Stanat deftly and knowledgeably addresses the phenomena of China's emergence as an economic power that has the capacity to rival the United States. The problem is that while American and European businesses are trying to take advantage of China's burgeoning youth market, there is very little solid research data for them to base their marketing strategies upon. What Michael Stanat has done is to employ focus groups, original research, and first-hand observations of that heretofore elusive demographic marketing information to provide American businessmen and political scientists with a glimpse into the new generation of "capitalism friendly" Chinese and the predicted future of China-U.S. relations. Articulate, informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking, China's Generation is strongly recommended reading for anyone wanting to do business with China's youth market, or who want a glimpse into what we can expect from China over then next few decades.
Interesting look into young lives in China.......2005-10-30
Today's teens in China are becoming more like our teens, or so it seems. What does this mean for the world? Stanat contends that because of China's booming economy, their motivation and their acceptance of foreign trends, China's Generation y will become the world's leaders. Although the book first appeared to be a futurist's manifesto because of its title, I later found it to be more of an assessment of the generation. I give the book four stars primarily because of its interesting subject matter. You may find especially interesting the sections on life goals and ethnic minorities and foreigners. The book is also fact-filled; each chapter is substantiated with at least 15 sources.
The book loses a star because I did not like how the introduction praised China's rising. It is not until the middle of the book that we hear signs of China's problems. The book is wordy in some chapters. Also, I wouldn't say at this point in time that they are destined to be "world leaders" so much as "forces to reckon with."
Stanat does have a good message that people should listen to, even though it's unlikely to be followed. He says, "We can be confident in believing that in the future we will see today's Chinese teenagers sitting across from us at the negotiating table, be it business or politics...we should enhance the bonds between our two cultures and learn how to ensure that we remain symbiotic friends."
Very skeptical.......2005-10-25
If you have an interest in the Chinese market then you have already read the same in the other thousands of books out there. This is just a poor repeat with the author adding in questionable personal experiences that I find hard to believe are accurate. The Doogie Howser of Market Research???? Give me a break.
Because I did like the pictures I give it one star, at least they were original.
A very insightful read.......2005-10-21
I found this book to be remarkably close to my own observations of teenagers in China. I travel to China for business four times a year and have witnessed first-hand the great changes in the last two decades. Generation Y in China is different from its parents and what they think now will play a role in the future, especially in my industry. Not only insightful, the book provided my company with updated purchasing power data.
I've read books like "China Inc" by Ted Fishman that have already predicted the future. This book however is careful in its predictions. Rather than rant and rave, it shows what today's teenagers do and how they think, allowing us to make our own conclusions about the future. Unlike other China books, this one indicates the problems facing their futures, providing a surprisingly realistic snapshot of the current situation.
I enjoyed this interesting read from a teenager's perspective and I only wish I had written this when I was seventeen!
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Non-fiction/Contemporary Issues/International Relations/World Politics/Philosophy/History/Cultural Studies/Western Civilization This AmEuropean manifesto is a vital book for everyone to read, for AmEuropa benefits North Americans and Europeans directly as well as the rest of the world indirectly. Spain, France, Britain, Germany, Russia, America were all great powers of the second millennium, but the third millennium belongs to AmEuropa! About the Book: AmEuropa: The Future of the West and The Next Superpower is a manifesto for AmEuropean unity and the creation of the Alliance of AmEuropa, an alliance of the United States of America, Canada, and the European Union. Only through AmEuropa can the U.S. and EU remain superpowers and world leaders in face of a rising China with its repressive, authoritarian communist government. AmEuropa also increases peace, prosperity, liberty, and freedom. Read how! Be part of launching the AmEuropean Movement and AmEuropa shall be the triumph of love!
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China Fever: Fascination, Fear, and the World's Next Superpower
Frank S. Fang
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Many Western Observers believe that China’s economic liberalization will inevitably lead to its democratization. Economist Frank S. Fang, director of Chicago’s Institutional Economics Center, thinks otherwise. In a must-read for anyone interested in what’s to come in the âAmerican-Chinese Century,â Fang details why the U.S.
must deal with China on China’s own terms or risk embroiling itself in a political and strategic quagmire. Presenting a massive amount of up-to-date business data in an easy-to-follow manner, Fang, who has studied and worked as a consultant in both China and the U.S., offers an insider's look at the fundamental "on the ground" issues faced by China and the West, highlighting the cultural basis for China’s ideological conflicts with America and using case studies in business, economics, and politics to explain China's rapid growth and international influence. Fang demonstrates why China will never adopt Western-style democracy and why the Chinese challenge to America is on a much more fundamental âstate modelâ level.
Frank S. Fang, an economist, is the director of the Institutional Economics Center (www.iecenter.org), an independent research organization based in Chicago.
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Here’s an essential bit of reading for anyone interested in China and the tremendous opportunities that it will bring the early investor. Cesar Bacani has done a massive amount of research on the topic and has saved me countless hours of study. Definitely worth ready —
Anric Blatt, Regional Director (Asia) Forsyth Partners
A Shrewdly observed and practical guide to the realities of investing in the Chinese equity market. It should be compulsory reading for all those planning to invest in what could ultimately become one of the world’s largest stock markets —
Peter Temple, author of Magic Numbers and Hedge Funds: Courtesans of Capitalism
For anyone who wants to invest in the China market, and tap its tremendous growth potential, this book provides an excellent introduction. The author successfully combines the discussion of a technical subject with personal insights as well as interesting, sometimes amusing, anecdotes that make for a very good read —
Winston Koh, Associate Professor of Economics, Singapore Management University
Finally, a book that pulls all the information together to start building a portfolio for the next big investment – China
—Paul Leo, Managing Editor, Chartpoint
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- Applied Animal Nutrition: Feeds and Feeding
- Collage Discovery Workshop: Make Your Own Collage Creations Using Vintage Photos, Found Objects and
- Working Papers, Chapters 1-16 for Gilbertson/Lehman/Ross' Century 21 Accounting: Multicolumn Journal
- Winning Business : How to Use Financial Analysis and Benchmarks to Outscore Your Competition
The Chinese Century: The Rising Chinese Economy and Its Impact on the Global Economy, the Balance of Power, and Your Job (Wharton School Publishing Paperbacks)
One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China
Harvard Business Review on Doing Business in China (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series)
China The Balance Sheet: What the World Needs to Know Now About the Emerging Superpower (Institute International Econom)
China Shakes the World: A Titan's Rise and Troubled Future -- and the Challenge for America
