In this irresistible, groundbreaking book, Sheff takes us into the trenches of the Chinese technology revolution, introducing the major and minor players who are leading China into the twenty-first century. Players like Bo Feng, the charismatic former sushi chef who is now one of the leading venture capitalists in China. And Edward Tian, a national hero who has been described as China's Steve J…
In this irresistible, groundbreaking book, Sheff takes us into the trenches of the Chinese technology revolution, introducing the major and minor players who are leading China into the twenty-first century. Players like Bo Feng, the charismatic former sushi chef who is now one of the leading venture capitalists in China. And Edward Tian, a national hero who has been described as China's Steve J…
Contents: 1. Diagnosing America's economic crisis 2. Prosperity lost 3. The free-market fallacy 4. Washington's retreat from public purpose 5. The divided nation 6. The new globalization etc.
In The World in 2020, acclaimed commentator and best-selling author Hamish McRae paints a vivid competitive landscape in which culture and values will be the new sources of advantage for the industrialized nations. In the year 2020, all having embraced market capitalism, the North American, European and East Asian countries will be engaged in fierce economic competition. With each nation increa…
This twenty-sixth edition of the far east and Australasia 1995 provides a comprehensive guide to the many important political events and economic developments of the past year in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Readers and researchers will find an array of information in the opening section of updated material dealing with the background to this vast geographical area, …
Spanning 20 years of history, the achievements of APEC may seem uneventful in the eyes of some observers. Yet careful deliberation will point to APEC's many remarkable high points as well as some of the challenges. The foundations of APEC were set in place about 40 years ago based on the achievements of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Coun…
Worldwatch offers a broader perspective on these issues by reaffirming the importance of other, less-publicized threats to global stability and security: the complex interactions between environmental degradation, poverty, and inequity; growing human populations; and the international proliferation of deadly weapons. Emphasizing the opportunities for creating a less vulnerable, more secure worl…
In this pathbreaking work, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky show that, contrary to the usual image of the news media as cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitous in their search for truth and defense of justice, in their actual practice they defend the economic, social, and political agendas of the privileged groups that dominate domestic society, the state, and the global order. Based on a s…
Buku ini membahas persoalan bantuan asing dan kemandirian ekonomi, kebijakan politik dan ekonomi yang amburadul, serta masalah bahan bakar minyak (BBM). Semuanya ditulis dengan kekuatan data, argumen yang cerdas, serta gaya tulisan yang membuat persoalan rumit jadi mudah. Maka, kita akan mengetahui dengan gamblang praktik-praktik 'sok kuasa' Dana Moneter Internasional (IMF) terhadap Indonesia. …
This book, based on the prestigious Oxford Amnesty Lecture series, investigates the relationship between globalization and human rights. Provocative essays challenge the view that the development of global markets and global investment, together with the widespread circulation of information on which this depends, make human rights abuses less likely.