Book description
China 88 serves as a quick, handy guide for newcomers to China -- with a particular focus on travel and business culture. It helps to unravel the complexity of China by providing a historical context to the many nuances and paradoxes of this fascinating place. Tips, explanations, and clear examples help to demystify China for any reader looking for a practical working understanding in the face of social conventions that can be thousands of years old.
Coverage includes:
Relationships and values
Social and business conventions
Modern society and culture
Economic issues
Internet and media
Companies in China
Future business and investment opportunities
Table of contents
- About This eBook
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Understanding the Chinese
- Chapter 2. The Chinese Way
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Chapter 3. Social Change
- 3.1 One Child Policy
- 3.2 Post-80s
- 3.3 Dwelling Narrowness
- 3.4 Let the Bullets Fly – China’s Movie Industry
- 3.5 Fu Er Dai – Rich Second Generation
- 3.6 Charity – A Game for China’s Rich
- 3.7 A Modern Chinese Woman
- 3.8 Where Is the Trust?
- 3.9 The Olympics and Shanghai Expo
- 3.10 Urbanization
- 3.11 Post-60s
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Chapter 4. China’s Growing Pains
- 4.1 GDPism and the Dark Side of Growth
- 4.2 Reliance on Investment
- 4.3 Low Consumption
- 4.4 Valuation of the Yuan
- 4.5 Trade Stats and the Yuan
- 4.6 State-Owned Enterprises versus the Private Sector
- 4.7 Property Prices: Up till a Halt
- 4.8 Foreign Reserves
- 4.9 China’s Commodity Appetite
- 4.10 China Bulls and Bears
- 4.11 China’s Economy: Doom or Boom?
- Chapter 5. The Internet and Media in China
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Chapter 6. Eleven Remarkable Foreigners in China
- 6.1 Rupert Hoogewerf (UK)
- 6.2 Kato Yoshikazu (Japan)
- 6.3 David Deem (America)
- 6.4 William Brown (America)
- 6.5 Jeffrey Lehman (America)
- 6.6 Terry Tai-Ming Gou (Taiwan)
- 6.7 Robert Lawrence Kuhn (America)
- 6.8 Laurence Brahm (America)
- 6.9 Jeremy Goldkorn (South Africa)
- 6.10 Doris Rathgeber (Germany)
- 6.11 Jan Stael von Holstein (Sweden)
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Chapter 7. Companies in China
- 7.1 Listed Companies
- 7.2 Types of Shares
- 7.3 Closed Capital Account
- 7.4 Ownership Identities
- 7.5 Ownership Transition
- 7.6 Attracting Foreign Companies
- 7.7 Accounting Frauds
- 7.8 Competitiveness of Chinese Companies
- 7.9 Growth with Foreign Capital
- 7.10 Growth with Shadow Capital
- 7.11 Family Business and Corporate Governance in China
- Chapter 8. The Most Promising Sectors
- Endnotes
Product information
- Title: China 88: The Real China and How to Deal with It
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2014
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 9780133989540
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