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The World’s “Next” Largest Economy: Beyond the Numbers

Deutsche Bank economist Jun Ma has predicted that China will become the world’s largest economy within the next decade. In an interview with The Australian, Ma stated that “in ten years’ time, China will be bigger than the US in GDP and a bigger source of imports than the US…the US is going to be [...]

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China’s Shot at Invention, and Reinvention

China’s shanzhai culture of piracy has inarguably become one of its most highly recognized exports, made evident from the knock-off D&G handbags that hang from stalls in any Chinatown, USA; the counterfeit DVDs displayed on blankets in New York’s subway system; and the poorly-constructed 7 For All Mankind jeans up for auction on eBay. As [...]

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IBM’s Project Match: B-School North Americans China Bound?

IBM recently announced a new program, Project Match, which aims to soften the blow of company layoffs in North America by offering employees an alternative to the chopping block- work for the company abroad.  Outgoing workers in good standing will be given the opportunity to save their job with IBM by transferring to one of over a [...]

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