Keyword: China
6.3 Brides for Seven Brothers (8/31/1999)
Sex-selective abortions in China, South Korea, and Taiwan have resulted in excess of male over female births.
Farming the Wind (1/23/2010)
China is tapping US economic stimulus fund to build wind farms in the US.
Less than Meets the Eye (1/22/2010)
China’s apparent heavy dependence on exports for its GDP growth conceals the low value-added contents of its exports.
No Chicken Feet! (1/3/2013)
Chicken feet, long considered a waste product in the US, have become a profit center for the high-volume low-profit US chicken industry in the China export market. But this export trade is not exempted from political whims.
One-Price Law – Making an Illegal Buck (2/27/2007)
Artificially-imposed price difference between markets can lead to flow of goods from short-supplied areas to well-supplied areas to equalize their effective prices.
Protest-free Drug Testing (2/27/2007)
China's low labor cost, abundant test animals, tax incentives, and permissive research environment have contributed to its comparative advantage in drug development.
Trade Surplus Trap (6/18/2010)
Countries heavily dependent on exporting manufactured goods must deny their own citizens higher standard of living to maintain their trade surplus in an era of global wage arbitrage.
Yes, Boss. (1/16/2006)
The prevalence of yes persons is due to the difficulty of objectively assessing the contribution of white-collar work and the bosses’ human desire to hear confirming information.