China's Political Economy - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 16

Kunshan, Incorporated: The Making of China's Richest Town In 1980, the city of Kunshan was mere countryside, registering neither on the Chinese government's nor the international business community's radar. By 2010, Kunshan had become the... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

and the International Economy Unit. Elisabeth Kempf: Political views shape economic outlook Political views influence the perception of economic reality among finance... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

January 2016
Case

Haiti Hope: Innovating the Mango Value Chain

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jean-François Harvey

This case study examines a market-based approach to economic development through the eyes of NGO TechnoServe's project manager, implementing a US$9.5 million five-year public-private partnership between Coca-Cola, IDB, and USAID. The case ends at the beginning of the... View Details

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06 Jan 2003
What Do You Think?

China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?

Summing Up Those with firsthand experience suggest, in response to this month's column, that few CEOs with a reason to be there can forego investment in China. However, there is a reason why involvement today is most likely to be as a customer of View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jun 1998
News

Chai Ling

"China's democracy and free-market economy will require people with a solid understanding of capital markets, advanced management skills, and experience in global competition," she says. After developing her skills and establishing a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; photograph by Webb Chappell

28 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

It’s India Above China in New World Order

professor of strategy at HBS. It is also important because the two countries have embraced very different models of development. The biggest source of worry is the state of China's banking sector, which is technically insolvent.—Yasheng... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Oct 2015
What Do You Think?

What is the Best Immigration Model for the US?

beliefs that they share are different.” Bowlweevils, injecting a political note into a discussion intended to deal with economics, argued that Germany has no model for dealing with immigrants and asylum seekers. As he put it, “Germany ...... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Are the Olympics a Catalyst for China Reforms?

earlier pledge to give reporters covering the Olympics unfettered access to the Web. At the same time, it accused the Bush administration of politicizing the Games after the United States criticized China's policies on human rights. We... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit

Professor at HBS. Far from a drag, he argues, being part of Europe was a key competitive advantage for Britain. Its economy benefitted more from EU funding than it contributed, even as a net contributor to the EU budget. Immigration was a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

US Competitiveness at Risk

competitiveness. To the contrary, that's an indicator that we have to choose between being able to sell our products to customers and paying our citizens well. "The ultimate goal of national policy has to be long-term productivity growth” A competitive View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.

CO2 emissions stretching to 2040. The story is scary. “The only thing that will change China's plans quickly is an energy miracle” The world's governments—the United States, the European Union, Japan, China, India and the rest—are telling... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

01 Dec 1998
News

Africa's Way

Each day the global economy becomes more and more like an African weaving - dozens of different, colorful, and previously isolated threads woven together, gradually becoming more tightly intertwined. Africa, newly rising from years of... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons

10 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis

financial crisis. That is true but irrelevant. You don't need a crystal ball to see that we have an unsustainable business model and no political process for change. What we need is simple—growth. We need the View Details

Keywords: by Staff

13 May 2014
Op-Ed

The Alibaba Effect

great online giants. “Alibaba's only limits are those imposed by the speed at which these enterprises continue to grow” Still largely unknown in the West, Alibaba dominates China's Internet and logistics space with over 600 million... View Details

Keywords: by Bill Kirby & Warren McFarlan; Retail

06 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago

economies flourish and yet, people still pushed back, especially when it seems like the cultural gaps are too large to bridge. A recent study I published on the political effects of immigration in the early... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Tabellini

14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Time that Government Reopens for Business

Gridlock has unfortunately become a way of political life in the nation's capital. But as of midnight on September 30, things went from bad to worse with the shutdown of funding for the federal government. And as if that weren't... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

16 Feb 2012
Op-Ed

Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters

government's sustained commitment to keeping China's economy in good health. This allows them to invest with confidence. The Chinese care about China, of course, but they are rooting for America as well.... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria

06 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI

case capturing some of the dilemmas faced by African economies. South Africa is the largest economy in Africa by quite a distance, and is an illustration of the macro determinates of foreign direct investment, he said. Werker, whose... View Details