Paul Midler

What's Wrong with China (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

What s Wrong with China is the most cogent, insightful and penetrating examination I have read on the paradoxes and self-deceptions of Modern China, written by someone who has lived in the country and dealt with it day to day for decades. This book will be hated by the commissars, because it is a triumph of analysis and good sense. PAUL THEROUX I sure wish I d read this book before heading to China or Chinatown, for that matter. China runs on an entirely different operating system both commercial and personal. Midler s clear, clever analysis and illuminating, often hilarious tales foster not only understanding but respect. MARY ROACH From the Back Cover What s Wrong with China is the widely anticipated follow-up to Paul Midler s Poorly Made in China, an expos of China manufacturing practices. Applying a wider lens in this account, he reveals many of the deep problems affecting Chinese society as a whole. Once again, Midler delivers the goods by rejecting commonly held notions, breaking down old myths, and providing fresh explanations of lesser-understood cultural phenomena.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119213734
• Artikelnr.: 52553558

Autorenporträt

Paul Midler has lived twenty years in East Asia and speaks Mandarin. He works as a consultant and advisor to companies with business interests in the region. His first book, Poorly Made in China, was published to significant acclaim and his follow-up, What's Wrong with China, has been widely anticipated.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Arthur Waldron ix
Introduction xvii
Chapter 1 Vanishing Act 1
Chapter 2 Trouble is My Business 8
Chapter 3 "All We Need is Your Sample" 16
Chapter 4 Vice President of Disadvantaged Neighborhoods 26
Chapter 5 "I Do Now" 38
Chapter 6 Lurid Carnival of Global Commerce 50
Chapter 7 And That's a Good Thing 68
Chapter 8 Grains of Toil 77
Chapter 9 The China Game 86
Chapter 10 The Seven Steps of Problem Solving 99
Chapter 11 Counterfeit Culture 107
Chapter 12 No Animal Testing 123
Chapter 13 Joint Venture Panacea 129
Chapter 14 Take the Long Way Home 137
Chapter 15 Lucky Diamonds 146
Chapter 16 Trophy Trash 158
Chapter 17 "You Heard Me Wrong" 171
Chapter 18 "Price Go Up!" 179
Chapter 19 You Wouldn't Want to Be There 195
Chapter 20 Of Course, You Would Think So 207
Chapter 21 The New Factory 215
Chapter 22 Profit Zero 227
Afterword 241
Acknowledgments 245