China, Inc.: The Relentless Rise of the Next Great Superpower - Softcover

Fishman, Ted

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743275500 ISBN 13: 9780743275507

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

What will happen when China can manufacture nearly everything that the United States and Europe can, at one-third the cost? It's a ground-shaking question and, when it comes to the West's future economic health, not everyone will want to hear the answer. The burgeoning output of China's vast low-cost factories and the swelling appetite of its 1.3 billion consumers, both of which are driven by infusions of foreign capital and technological know-how, are rapidly altering global commerce. So are China's newfound freedoms, national ambitions, and growing prestige. In CHINA INC., veteran journalist and former commodities trader, Ted Fishman, shows that economics is just where the story begins. Fishman paints a vivid picture of how the mega trends radiating out of China are shaping the day-to-day lives of people everywhere. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with Chinese, European and American workers, managers, and executives, Fishman also tells how China will force all of us to make big changes in how we think about ourselves as consumers, workers, citizens, and even as parents. The result is a richly engaging work of penetrating reportage and analysis.

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Review

"A thought-provoking and accessible forecast of strange times to come."

-- "Kirkus"

"An excellent portrait of the biggest change in the world economy since WWII. It should be required reading for every U.S. entrepreneur. I am going to make my whole staff read it."

-- John Koten, "Inc" Magazine

""China, Inc." is the amazing story of how the slumbering Red giant woke up and, at warp speed, transformed itself into the greatest superpower of the very near future -- with the biggest, tallest, longest, and fastest of just about everything there is. Fishman will forever change your view not just of China's place in the world -- but of America's as well."

-- Craig Unger, author of "House of Bush, House of Saud"

"Where Fishman excels is getting to the heart of what makes modern China so potent an economic force."

-- "Management Today"

"[Fishman] unearths some striking nuggets."

-- "Daily Telegraph"

"Fishman provides a dizzying view of the Chinese industrial revolution in full spate...A mine of vivid reportage."

-- "Director"

"If the twentieth was the American century, then the twenty-first belongs to China. It's that simple, Ted C. Fishman says, and anyone who doubts it should take his whirlwind tour of the world's fastest-developing economy."
-- The New York Times

"A must-read for American business people who operate in, buy from, or compete with China."
-- Chicago Sun-Times

About the Author

Ted C. Fishman is a veteran journalist and former commodities trader who has emerged as a leading expert on the People's Republic of China. His essays and reports have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Harper's, and Esquire, among others.
Alan Sklar is the winner of several AudioFile Earphones Awards and a multiple finalist for the APA's prestigious Audie Award. Named a Best Voice of 2009 by AudioFile magazine, his work has twice earned him a Booklist Editors' Choice Award, a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, and Audiobook of the Year by ForeWord magazine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743275500
• ISBN 13: 9780743275507
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352