...China's one child policy : The one-child policy is the population control policy of the People's Republic of China . It restricts urban couples to only one child, while allowing additional children in several cases, including twins, rural couples, ethnic minorities, and couples who are both only children themselves. In 2007, according to a spokesman of the Committee on the One-Child Policy, approximately 35.9% of China's population was subject to a one-child restriction. The Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau are exempt from the policy. Also exempt from this law are foreigners living in China. This policy was introduced in 1978 and initially applied from 1979. It was created by the Chinese government to alleviate social, economic, and environmental problems in China, and authorities claim that the policy has prevented more than 250 million births between 1980 and 2000, and 400 million births from about 1979 to 2011; this claim is disputed by two independent scholars, who put the number of prevented births from 1979 to 2009 at 100 million. The policy is controversial both within and outside China because of the manner in which the policy has been implemented, and because of concerns about negative social consequences. The policy has been implicated in an increase in forced abortions, female infanticide, and underreporting of female births, and has been suggested as a possible cause behind China's sex imbalance. Nonetheless, a 2008 survey undertaken by the...
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...review is about the article What Panasonic Learned in China written by Wakayama Toshiro, Shintaku Junjiro and Amano Tomofumi. Harvard Business Review. Dec2012, Vol. 90 Issue 12, p109-113. The article focuses on how Panasonic in China learned to bridge two strategies that are often mutually exclusive: localization and integration. The founder of Panasonic was asked by the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping to help modernizing China’s industries. Panasonic began licensing technologies to China which led to more than 40 China-based manufacturing operations. Panasonic’s first main purpose was to take advantage of low manufacturing costs and exporting the output. In Japan, Panasonic invested a Lifestyle Research Center to understand more how households use their products. However, there was little effort to understand China’s market which had as consequence of minimal efforts to localization. As the middle class of China began to emerge, local competitors such as Haier outpaced the Panasonic company. In response, Panasonic started to develop a deep understanding of consumer lifestyles in China’s market. Through its effort in the Chinese market, Panasonic learned to bridge localization and integration as their strategies. Reflection “When your manufacturing base becomes your growth market, your strategy has to adjust.” This statement was written by the authors of the article What Panasonic Learned in China. By reading this, one can have different thoughts about what kind...
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...literally endless amounts of information that one could write about for a world history coarse or textbook. Where one starts amidst the vast sea of our worlds history is a large part of where the coarse or text will go. For a coarse such as this one, based on modern world history with the emphasis on war and environmental and technical change we cannot start too far back on a timeline because otherwise we will never reach the modern history. As a starting point the middle ages works well because it gives us a slight background of the ancient worlds but is a very transitional time. Spending a short amount of time in the Middle Ages focusing mainly on the crusades and the kings of England and their reigns to get the reader or student interested. After discussing the middle ages, we would move on the exploration and colonization of the rest of the world. This is a major point and a larger amount of time should be placed here because first off there is much to cover with the Columbus discovery of north America followed by the sea route to India. Also because these are extremely important times because they are basically the start of the western world we know today. Around the same time period we have the war of the Roses followed by the Elizabethan age in Britain. Also, since it is world history and not simply western world history, there should be some emphasis on the Ming Dynasty, which is going on at the same time in China. Continuing on in a chronological timeline, we would...
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...BUSINESS ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT NOKIA NAME: SHALINI DEVI A/P MANOHARAN ID NUM: DCA 07-04101148 LEC NAME: MR SELVAMATHAN SUBMISSION DATE: 28 MAY 2012 TABLE OF CONTENT INTODUCTION Nokia is a multinational corporation engaged in the manufacturing of mobile phones devices, in converging internet and communication industries, having about 132,000 employees working worldwide. The organization is the World’s largest mobile manufacturing company and is operational is 150 different countries having an approximate global annual sales revenue of ¼ 42 billion and operating profit of ¼ 2 billion in the preceding year 2010. The organization has a market share of about 28.9% as of the preceding year 2010 and is still the market leader in the world of mobile phones. Nokia Corporation has a history of 146 years and it wasn't the way it is today, it took Nokia decades to reach at this point. The first Nokia century began with Fredrik Ides tam’s paper mill on the banks of the Nokian virtual River. Between 1865 and 1967, the company would become a major industrial force, but it took a merger with a cable company and a rubber firm to set the new Nokia Corporation on the path to electronics. From 1968-91, the newly formed Nokia Corporation was ideally positioned for a pioneering role in the early evolution of mobile communications. As European telecommunications markets were deregulated and mobile networks became global, Nokia led the way with some iconic products. In 1992, Nokia decided...
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...skills. We shared our thought and ideas and gained knowledge. There were lot of discussion and at last we made a draft poster on how it should look. We also developed our skills in certain software. At the beginning we tried to make our poster in PowerPoint as it would be easier for us. Later as we go further we realized that the whole poster cannot be made from PowerPoint. So we all discussed together and came to a conclusion to go with Microsoft Publisher. As we don’t know anything about publisher we watched lot of tutorial in you tube about how to make a poster in Publisher. We also watched many videos about how a poster should be designed and presented. After watching all those videos we came to a conclusion to go with Publisher. At the beginning we practised what we saw in videos and did as it is said in video. As time passes we gained confidence and learnt lot of things in Publisher. We learnt about all the tools and practised each and every tool how it works. Later after gaining knowledge about Publisher we started to design our poster. At first we tried to make a good background for the poster and no one was satisfied with the background what came up with the publisher. We then tried to make a background which was designed by the Toshiba. Even then we faced a difficulty in making that as background. We got a background were we had Toshiba logo in the centre and bigger arrows on each side. We wanted to remove those arrows and leave the background all alone with the Toshiba’s...
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...Nowadays in China, one issue is getting more and more severe as the increasing development of China’s economy, that is, environmental pollutions. Starting with air pollution, along with water pollution and soil pollution, China is currently facing the most serious problems than ever before. Establishing of many industrial factories has made China a top share in manufacturing. However, neglecting of protecting the environment while developing manufacturing has already resulted in lots of problems, such as the PM2.5 problem in many major cities, as well as the extreme lack of clean drinking water. On the other hand, concerns over global environmental issues, such as global warming, depletion of the ozone layer, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, trans-boundary movement of acid rain, and hazardous waste, etc., are mounting worldwide. About 25 years ago, a law named Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, which set out basic principles and directions for formulating environmental policies, was enacted on December 26, 1989. This Law was formulated for the purpose of protecting and improving people's environment and the ecological environment, preventing and controlling pollution and other public hazards, safeguarding human health and facilitating the development of socialist modernization. The law has stated that The state shall encourage the development of education in the science of environmental protection, strengthen the study and development of the...
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...一、合阳县论文 1. 背景介绍 合阳县隶属于陕西省渭南市，地处陕西省关中地区东部，总面积 1437 平方 公里， 总人口 45 万人。 2011 年， 全县 GDP 突破 50 亿元大关， 达到 50.69 亿元， 按不变价计算，同比增长 14.2%。其中：第一产业完成增加值 13.15 亿元，增长 7.2%，占地区生产总值的比重为 25.9%，较上年上升 2.4 个百分点；第二产业完 成增加值 14.55 亿元，增长 25.7%，占地区生产总值的比重为 28.7%，同比上升 1.4 个百分点；第三产业完成增加值 22.99 亿元，增长 11.1%，占地区生产总值 的比重为 45.4%，比上年下降 3.8 个百分点。人均 GDP 达到 11593 元，较上年 增加 2523 元，增长 15.4%。 总体而言， 合阳县当前是处于经济快速发展、 人民生活水平不断提高的状态。 人民的投资和贷款需求应运而生， 并在此背景下有不断增长的趋势。 因而调查小 额信贷在合阳县的可行性，有助于我们课题的研究和完成。 2. 政府访谈 [1] 政府访谈情况 合阳县目前主要发展林业、畜牧业、蔬菜业等，而蔬菜业尤其以反 季节种植为主。政府对于农业给予了大力的支持。 该县当前主要有三个特殊贷款项目。 首先政府在大力推行无息创业小额贷款， 该贷款允许单户最多借款 五万元，而一般是三至五万，需要一名财政人员作担保。财政人员指的 是在有财政收入的行政事业单位就职的人员， 需其开具介绍信， 并以此 介绍信为抵押接受贷款扶持。 其二， 政府积极支持大学生继续高等教育， 对全县所有大学生开放 贷款业务。 该贷款为有息贷款， 但是在大学四年内没有本金和利息负担， 同时毕业后第一年只需还利息， 第六年到第十四年需要还本付息。 该项 目由国家开发银行主导，并遍及全国各地。 其三， 当地政府为促进奶畜业， 准备以一千万资金在银行发行担保 风险基金。 该基金手续相对简单， 只需通过政府审核并有一位财政人员 担保即可。 而且即使有农民无法还款， 银行就可以以这一千万作为保障， 从而维持贷款的良好运行。 银行可以放大五倍资金， 即发行五千万贷款。 总体而言， 农村的信用体系比大城市要更有序。 合阳县内大型银行 有工商银行、建设银行、农业银行、农业发展银行和邮政储蓄银行，同 时在县城周围乡村中都有农村信用联合社的分支机构， 银行体系完全覆 盖整个行政区。 同时， 县城中的小额信贷公司也蓬勃发展。 注册资本为三千万的 “万 源庄”公司已落户于此，但影响力尚小。据悉，也有一家注册资本一亿 元正在批复中。 [2] 政府访谈小结 根据我们对于合阳县政府的调查， 我们发现合阳经济正处在高速发 展的阶段， 合阳县政府也很支持小额信贷企业的入驻， 并提出可以为小 额信贷企业提供一定的帮助与扶持。 虽现有小额信贷公司， 但根据我们 的走访， 这些公司都没有很大的名气， 因而从供给方看来竞争压力并不 算大。 3. 乡镇访谈 [1] 乡镇访谈情况 我们走访了王村镇和洽川镇， 与当地居民进行了广泛的交流。 在其 中我们了解到了对于信贷许多不同的看法和情况， 有助于我们对民众信 贷环境进行进一步的分析和评估。 我们挑选两个典型案例： 1) 访谈对象 1：中王村饭馆老板和老板娘 据两位受访者介绍， 正规农信社的利息一般在一分到一分二， 但向 当地的农村信用合作社贷款障碍重重， 贷款需要夫妇双方同意， 如果数 额超过 2 万元需要很多担保人为其担保， 并对其房产产权证和住处进行 拍照。与此同时，当地农信社对小额信贷的供给意愿较弱。由于害怕贷...
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...Jenny Smith November 28, 2011 Dr. Min Young Lee English 121 sec 28 The Coming of Age of the Male Characters in About a Boy About a boy is a contemporary novel written by the British author Nick Hornby. It incorporates constructs of post-modern writing by bringing into focus the artists, and styles, and prose of the vernacular. The setting of the novel takes place in London in the mid 1990s. About a boy gives a unique perspective of a coming of age story. It follows the coming of age of two boys of two very different ages; Will Freeman 36 years old and Marcus 12. This novel shows the contrast between consumerism and materialism with real interpersonal connections. Will Freeman made the decision to pursue materialism rather than personal friendships, and to live in self-imposed isolation. Will had the ability to buy “cool” clothes, and sunglasses and sneakers, and so was never at a loss for acquaintances. Marcus, on the other hand, felt isolation due to a lack of materialism. Marcus was an outsider in his school in London since he could not have the best “coolest” clothes, shoes, and haircuts and thus was always the target of bullying. However, as the plot progresses, Marcus and Will undergo transformational experiences together to become more connected to the people around them. The transformational experiences of Fiona’s suicide, falling in love, and Marcus’ arrest all culminate in the maturation of Will and Marcus’ and the genesis of interpersonal connections between...
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...Film Review of ”About a Boy” Cast: Hugh Grant, Rachel Weisz, Toni Collette and Nicholas Hoult Director: Chris and Paul Weitz Novel written by: Nick Hornby Script writer: Peter Hedges, Chris and Paul Weitz Rating: PG-13 Genre: Romance, Comedy and Drama Running time: 105min. Review: The movie is mainly about 36 year old Will Freeman and 12 year old Marcus Brewer. Will is a so called island which means that he wants nothing to do with family related things; all he really wants is relationships without any form of commitment, he therefore goes to a club for single parents called S.P.A.T. There he meets a woman that he likes, but to be with her he makes up that he has a two-year old son named Ted. When he revels that it was a lie to get close to her, she immediately breaks up with him. Will's keeps on courting and the woman (Suzie) takes him to one of the group's picnics where he meets Marcus the son of Suzie's friend, Fiona. At the picnic, Marcus accidentally kills a duck with piece of bread while he is trying to feed it. When a park ranger asks him about it, Will defends Marcus by saying that the bird was already dead. Afterward, when Will and Suzie take Marcus home, they find Fiona, his mother, in the living room, on a pill-overdose trying to commit suicide. Marcus gets uncomfortable with being at home with his mother; therefore he tries to get Will to date her. After only one date this plan fails so Marcus starts following Will around and discovers that Will...
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...Question: How attractive is China a business opportunity? As a member of China Policy Group, what would you recommend regarding continued sourcing from China? If you recommend continued sourcing from China, would you attach any special requirements/ propose a development road map for the work force? 1. Analysis a. Strengths i. Brand Equity & long lasting products – Customer Perception ii. Levis Global Footprints b. Weaknesses iii. Labour abuse and sweatshop culture iv. Language barrier v. Objectionable work environment vi. Oppressive regime vii. Human Rights issue c. Opportunities viii. Reduce Cost of products to capture youth market ix. Focus on product design and marketing only x. Can better respond to changing fashion trends xi. Availability of cheap raw material in abundance at doorstep xii. Least transportation cost, Cheap skilled/ unskilled labor xiii. Good communication infrastructure xiv. China a big consumer market xv. d. Threats xvi. A forced strategy to lower cost for better competition xvii. Increased lead time for worldwide customers xviii. Criticism over downsizing or job loses is expected. xix. Poor Labor Laws implementation may harm the Brand Name 2. Recommendations Keeping in mind the above mentioned points it’s highly recommended...
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...2. Dealing with China: An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower As President George W.Bush’s Treasury secretary from July 2006 through January 2009, Henry Paulson was the president’s leading policy adviser on both domestic and international issues. He is well know to the world at the time of the financial crisis in US. Henry Paulson has made over 100 trips to China and developed intimate relationships with China’s political elite, including Presidents Hu Jintao and Xi Jinging as well as its banking giants, most notably the industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s chairman Jiang Jianqing. Therefore, he has a depth knowledge about China’s economy and still been watching China’s emerging economy until now. In his new book, he describes China’s recent rise to global supremacy and the challenges that lie ahead. He also points out that China is American’s most important economic partner and that how to corporate intelligently to make both nations benefit in the future. In the United States, banks and capital markets are more stable and better capitalized than they were in the financial crisis 2008. As changing in government regulators and American banking system, US still the largest and richest economy, with a normal GDP more than twice the size of China. But according to Paulson, he warns “It’s not a question of it, but when, China’s financial system, particularly the trust companies, will face a reckoning and have to content with a wave of credit losses and debt restructuring”...
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...The End of Legal Ivory Trade in China The ancient art of ivory carving, trading, and selling is an important tradition in the Chinese culture that can date back to almost 3,000 BCE (Britannica). Around the time of the imperial era, ivory was used to carve statues of deities and medallions in garden scenes, which were envied by the court officials. Ivory carvings, chopsticks, and jewelry were also a way to show off wealth. This is what the ivory market was primarily driven by in China (Katz). The Chinese are very proud of their ivory carving history and argue that it is a long lasting tradition that should go on, even though about 30,000 elephants are killed by poachers for their ivory, every year. This means that the population of elephants...
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...Name: Hajimusa Nazirov Course: International Business Data: 07.04.2013 Google in China Problem statement- The first I want to give some information about Google. Google Inc. is an American multinational corporation specializing in Internet-related services and products. These include search, cloud computing, software and online advertising technologies. Most of its profits derive from AdWords. Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while Ph.D. students at Stanford University. Together they own about 16 percent of its stake. They incorporated Google as a privately held company on September 4, 1998. An initial public offering followed on August 19, 2004. Its mission statement from the outset was "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful"and its unofficial slogan was "Don't be evil". In 2006 Google moved to headquarters in Mountain View, California. Rapid growth since incorporation has triggered a chain of products, acquisitions, and partnerships beyond Google's core search engine. It offers online productivity software including email, an office suite, and social networking. Desktop products include applications for web browsing, organizing and editing photos, and instant messaging. The company leads the development of the Android mobileoperating system, and of the browser-only Google Chrome OS for a specialized type of netbook known as a Chromebook. Google has moved increasingly into communications hardware: it partners...
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...How a Rising Arab World is Turning Away from the West and Rediscovering China BEN SIMPFENDORFER Basingstoke, Hampshire, and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009 201 pp. $42.00 ISBN 978-0-230-58026 doi:10.1017/S030574101000072X The New Silk Road is an insightful, concise (173 pages of text), and thoroughly readable book. The focus is not on energy investments and flows or on government policy, but on business and cultural strands of the Sino-Arab relationship. As a China economist for both JP Morgan and RBS in Hong Kong, and with years of residence in the Arab world, Simpfendorfer has written a book which is rich in detail and cogent in diverse interesting arguments. It is a pleasure to read. The thesis is that we are witnessing the re-emergence of an old but long-lapsed economic and cultural relationship between China and the Arab world. Prior to about 1600 the “silk road” was a major axis of the global economy. Now it is reviving and that revival is an important part of the “global re-balancing” that is underway. Global re-balancing is defined to mean a diminution of the relative economic and cultural role of the West (Europe and the US) and growth of non-Western areas, like China and the Arab lands. The major manifestation of Arab rise, according to Simpfendorfer, has been the massive transfer of wealth to Arab oil producers in the 2000s as oil prices rose due, in large part, to increased demand by China and India. Simpfendorfer believes those price increases will remain relatively...
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...furniture, jewelry, books and so on. Sears story is about how Sears manage their business successfully. Sears success is based on its smart response to the changing market and its wise adjustments because of the need for expansion. One of the main achievements Sears made is that Sears invented mail-order plant for reaching its first target consumer group: the farmer. Mail-order method is still used by a lot of companies now and it is improved a lot. These companies have the warehouses locally, the orders will be automatically chosen from the warehouse that’s close to customers, which is very efficient. Another move I’d like to talk about Sears is the change of target consumer. In the mid-twenties, Sears switched its target focus from “only the farmer” to “both the farmer and city population”. The reason is that the low-income groups desired to buy the same goods as the middle and upper class. The country was becoming one big homogeneous market. And Sears noticed the trend and was aware of the consumer shopping habits, so they made changes accordingly. This strategy made me think of Starbucks in China. The consumer of Starbucks in America is almost for everyone, but in China, the target consumer is mostly for the wealthy upper and middle class. College students won’t pay 30 yuan for a cup of coffee because they can buy 6 bottles of CocaCola instead. Starbucks was really smart when they decided their target consumer in China. Since coffee is still not a common drink for Chinese...
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