| Edition |
Paperback ed. |
| Description |
xvi, 203 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. The dawn of the Chinese century -- China in the global economy -- Resources and capabilities -- The synergies of greater China -- Coming to America -- The chronic importer -- The naïve trader (or the one with more to lose) -- Follow the curve -- Foreign-generated and "self-inflicted imports -- The currency play -- China takes on the world -- The world's factory -- The export imperative -- Where the jobs are -- A consumer paradise -- The coming realignment -- 2. The middle kingdom -- An imperial (but not imperialist) heritage -- The imperial bureaucracy -- China and its neighbors -- The imperial imprint -- The modem era : China and the foreign powers -- The shadow of humiliation -- China under communism -- The communist imprint -- The reform period -- Lofty aspirations -- National symbols -- Political aspirations -- Economic aspirations -- 3. Like no other -- Is China a new Japan? -- Analogies of response -- Japan, China, and the limits of analogy -- The innovation imperative -- Dragons, large and small -- Hong Kong -- Taiwan -- Singapore -- South Korea -- The Asian crisis, misinterpreted -- China and India : a tale of two nations -- 4. From socks to aircraft -- The technology legacy -- Inventions but no science -- The price of falling behind -- Technology by decree : the central planning legacy -- Climbing the technology ladder -- Leveraging foreign investment -- Technology transfer incentives -- Learning from the Barbarians -- Indigenous innovation : still a dream -- Developing research capabilities -- Upgrading China's "humanware" -- Transforming the educational system -- The return of the "turtles" -- Bringing technology to the enterprise -- OEM, ODM, OBM -- Technology as a freebie -- |
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5. The two-dollar Rolex -- Yankee footprints -- Piracy, counterfeiting, and the like -- The costs and benefits of knock-offs -- An industry in the making -- Institutional and legacy factors -- The organization of fake production -- Pirating "digitized" products -- The enforcement failure -- The globalization of piracy and counterfeiting -- Going forward -- Navigating pirate seas -- 6. The business challenge -- Industry tales -- America's clothier -- Furniture from afar -- The geography of the China impact -- Holding its own : the European union -- The invasion of Japan -- Mexico undone -- Friends and foes : ASEAN and beyond -- What's coming -- Preparing for the Chinese century -- A new game plan -- If you can't beat them -- 7. East, East, and away : where the jobs are -- Job migration : myth and fact -- Job migration and job losses -- In context -- Who benefits? -- Macro promise, micro reality -- The economics of job migration -- Here we go again? -- China and the global labor market -- China's job impact -- Is your job in jeopardy? -- Politics and policies -- Navigating the new job landscape -- Up (or down) the ladder -- 8. A TV from Sichuan -- The factory to the world meets the consumer of the world -- The nation of Wal-Mart [WalMart] -- A level playing field -- Pricing -- Would you buy a Chinese product? -- China and the brand -- Is "buy American" returning? -- 9. China rising -- Misplaced analogies -- The tortoise and the hare -- China and the World Trade Organization -- Scenarios for the future -- Soft landing -- Hard landing -- Fault lines -- Nations and states -- Global battle lines. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
China -- Economic conditions -- 2000-
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China. |
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Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
2000- |
| Subject |
China -- Foreign economic relations.
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International economic relations. |
| ISBN |
0131877313 paperback |
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9780131877313 paperback |
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