Dragon In A Three Piece Suit

Author : Doug Guthrie
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400823382
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dragon in a Three-Piece Suit written by Doug Guthrie and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2001-12-26 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dragon in a Three-Piece Suit is an innovative sociological examination of what is perhaps the main engine of economic reform in China, the large industrial firm. Doug Guthrie, who spent more than a year in Shanghai studying firms, interviewing managers, and gathering data on firms' performance and practices, provides the first detailed account of how these firms have been radically transformed since the mid-1980s. Guthrie shows that Chinese firms are increasingly imitating foreign firms in response both to growing contact with international investors and to being cut adrift from state support. Many firms, for example, are now less likely to use informal hiring practices, more likely to have formal grievance filing procedures, and more likely to respect international institutions, such as the Chinese International Arbitration Commission. Guthrie argues that these findings support the de-linking of Western trade policy from human rights, since it is clear that economic engagement leads to constructive reform. Yet Guthrie also warns that reform in China is not a process of inevitable Westernization or of managers behaving as rational, profit-maximizing agents. Old habits, China's powerful state administration, and the hierarchy of the former command economy will continue to have profound effects on how firms act and how they adjust to change. With its combination of rigorous argument and uniquely rich detail, this book gives us the most complete picture yet of Chinese economic reform at the crucial level of the industrial firm.

Author : Gemma Cates
Publisher : Gemma Cates
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 637 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dragon Shifters Do It: Books 1-3 written by Gemma Cates and published by Gemma Cates. This book was released on with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three steamy dragon romances filled with humor and naughty, dragon-sex shenanigans! This collection includes… DRAGONS DO IT DIRTIER A sex-starved bookkeeper who’s afraid to trust her heart and a reluctantly honorable whisky-distilling dragon. Are they fated mates or just a steamy romp? A humorous dragon shifter romance with all the sex and lots of laughs! DRAGONS DO IT NERDIER A blocked writer looking for inspiration meets a badass nerd dragon. She’s reluctant, but he’s ready to woo her…until he realizes life with him is full of unavoidable dangers. DRAGONS DO IT NAUGHTIER A woman who’s been let down by life and love meets a dragon who’s ready to shine up his tarnished scales for her, but they’ve got one hell of a past to overcome if they’re going to find their long-haul, forever love.

Author : Genevieve Jack
Publisher : Carpe Luna Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1940675561
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dragon of Cecil Court written by Genevieve Jack and published by Carpe Luna Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old flames still burn hot. He’s only ever had one weakness. Nathaniel Clarke has a secret. Before he became the owner of an occult bookshop on Bookseller's Row, he was a prince of the kingdom of Paragon. Now the dragon shifter is the high priest of the Order of the Dragon, a society of the most powerful supernatural beings in London. He’s only ever had one weakness, and he hasn’t seen her in a decade. She’s only ever been good at one thing. American pop singer Clarissa Black survived by singing on street corners before Nathaniel came into her life and unlocked the latent magic inside her. Despite their passionate affair, she refused Nathaniel’s proposal in order to pursue her music career. Her multiplatinum albums have made her a star but one with few people she can trust. One curse will change two lives forever. When Clarissa’s voice fails her during a show in London, it’s an excuse to reconnect with the man who remains her deepest regret. Nathaniel is reluctant to open old wounds but can’t refuse Clarissa’s plea for help or the passion her nearness awakens in him. But as he closes in on breaking the curse, Nathaniel learns the cause of what ails her is tangled with the deadly past he left behind. * * * Topics: dragon shifter romance series, paranormal romance dragon shifters, romantic fantasy dragon shifters, fantasy romance dragon shifters, shapeshifter romance series, witch romance series, paranormal romance witches, romantic fantasy witches, fantasy romance witches, romance saga, romantic suspense, romance series, romantic family saga, new release, shapeshifter romance with sex, romance ebook, top romance reads, bestselling, contemporary fantasy in London, urban fantasy in London, HEA, Genevieve Jack, Genevieve Jack dragons, magic, love, strong heroine, alpha hero, steamy romance, emotional romance, new adult paranormal romance, forbidden romance, romance fiction, top ebooks in romance, top ebooks in paranormal, romance books, romance, award winning romance Perfect for fans of Alisa Woods, Christine Feehan, Jessie Donovan, M. Flynn, Mac Flynn, Thea Harrison, Gena Callahan, Milly Weaver, J.K. Harper, Anna Craig, Michelle M. Pillow, Mandy M. Roth, JR Ward, Kresley Cole, Ilona andrews, Jayne faith, Renee Rose, Vanessa Vale, Brenda K Davies, Layla Nash, Sherilee Gray, Abigail Owen, Donna Grant, Terry Bolryder, T. S. Joyce, Zoe Chant, Charlene Hartnady, Eve Langlais, Evangeline Anderson, Milly Taiden, Alexandra Ivy,

Author : Doug Guthrie
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691095191
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dragon in a Three-piece Suit written by Doug Guthrie and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-15 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old habits, China's powerful state administration, and the hierarchy of the former command economy will continue to have profound effects on how firms act and how they adjust to change."--Jacket.

Author : David M. Lampton
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520928970
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Same Bed, Different Dreams written by David M. Lampton and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-01-11 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title of this unique insider's look at a crucial decade of Sino-American interchange derives from a Chinese expression that describes a relationship of two people whose lives are intimately intertwined but who do not fundamentally communicate with each other. David M. Lampton, former president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, demonstrates that while the United States and China have enormous interests at stake in their bilateral relationship, neither has been particularly deft in dealing with the other. His fascinating account shows how the processes of globalization, along with the development of international regimes and multilateral organizations, have brought America and China increasingly close in the global bed. At the same time, their respective national institutions, interests, popular perceptions, and the very characters of their two peoples, assure that the nations continue to have substantially different dreams. Lampton explores the reasons why the Sino-American relationship is so difficult for both nations to manage and suggests ways it can be more effectively conducted in the future. His unique experience in China—nearly thirty years as a scholar, as the head of a policy-oriented exchange organization, and as director of Washington think-tank research programs—enabled him to spend extended periods with Chinese leaders and see them as they encountered America, as well as to observe U.S. leaders as they tried to come to grips with Chinese circumstances. Among many other key events, Lampton witnessed firsthand the aftermath of Tiananmen Square, successive congressional battles over most-favored-nation tariff treatment, the end of the Bush era and the rocky beginning of the Clinton administration, the death of Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin's transition to power, the reversion of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty, and the Asian financial crisis that unfolded from mid-1997 to the end of the decade. Lampton's careful documentary research is supplemented by interviews and accounts of his personal interaction throughout the period with leaders and key players in Washington, Beijing, Taipei, and Hong Kong. The book thus represents a singular combination of historical research, policy analysis, and personal observation, and offers guidance for those in both America and China who must shape this critical relationship in the twenty-first century.

Author : Sean Fletcher
Publisher : Epic World Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dragon's Curse written by Sean Fletcher and published by Epic World Publishing. This book was released on with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Slayers were once her biggest threat, but an even greater evil awaits… Kaylee may have survived the Slayers’ first attack on her life, but now the group dedicated to wiping out all dragon-kin is seeking an ancient relic far deadlier than any before: The Book of Kells. And not the Book Kaylee and the rest of the world knows. If the Slayers get their hands on this one, it won’t just be the end of Kaylee, but all dragon-kin. But even while the Slayer threat grows, a dangerous stranger from Kaylee’s past has arrived to mentor her unstable storm magic with methods that push Kaylee to her limits. Even with her relationship to Edwin growing, the emergence of deadly secrets close to home threaten to tear her friends and family apart. Soon, this could be a war on all sides. A war she might not win. Dragon’s Curse is the second book in the complete YA fantasy Heir of Dragons series. If you like snarky, fast-paced fantasies full of dragon shifters, twisting mysteries, and a slow-burn romance, this series is for you!

Author : Sean Fletcher
Publisher : Epic World Publishing
ISBN 13 : 197808238X
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dragon's Awakening written by Sean Fletcher and published by Epic World Publishing. This book was released on with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s got the powers of a dragon, and the Slayers are closing in… Kaylee just blasted her first date with lightning. She has no idea how, but when the creep pulls a sword on her, what’s a girl to do? Soon, she’s discovering a whole magical world she had no clue existed, all hidden in plain sight. And that lightning she summoned? Even among paranormals, that’s not normal. Turns out Kaylee is a dragon-kin, a half dragon/half human with the incredibly rare power to summon storms. As if that weren’t trouble enough, her newly discovered magic has attracted the wrong kind of attention: Slayers, a murderous ancient order dedicated to eradicating all dragon-kin. They’re planning something big. Something deadly. And they’re going to use Kaylee to do it. Dragon’s Awakening is the first book in the complete YA fantasy Heir of Dragons series. If you like snarky, fast-paced fantasies full of dragon shifters, awakened elemental magic, mystery, and a slow-burn romance, this series is for you!

Author : Douglas B. Fuller
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191083011
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paper Tigers, Hidden Dragons written by Douglas B. Fuller and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China presents us with a conundrum. How has a developing country with a spectacularly inefficient financial system, coupled with asset-destroying state-owned firms, managed to create a number of vibrant high-tech firms? China's domestic financial system fails most private firms by neglecting to give them sufficient support to pursue technological upgrading, even while smothering state-favoured firms by providing them with too much support. Due to their foreign financing, multinational corporations suffer from neither insufficient funds nor soft budget constraints, but they are insufficiently committed to China's development. Hybrid firms that combine ethnic Chinese management and foreign financing are the hidden dragons driving China's technological development. They avoid the maladies of China's domestic financial system while remaining committed to enhancing China's domestic technological capabilities. In sad contrast, China's domestic firms are technological paper tigers. State efforts to build local innovation clusters and create national champions have not managed to transform these firms into drivers of technological development. These findings upend fundamental debates about China's political economy. Rather than a choice between state capitalism and building domestic market institutions, China has fostered state capitalism even while tolerating the importing of foreign market institutions. While the book's findings suggest that China's state and domestic market institutions are ineffective, the hybrids promise an alternative way to avoid the middle-income trap. By documenting how variation in China's institutional terrain impacts technological development, the book also provides much needed nuance to widespread yet mutually irreconcilable claims that China is either an emerging innovation power or a technological backwater. Looking beyond China, hybrid-led development has implications for new alternative economic development models and new ways to conceptualize contemporary capitalism that go beyond current domestic institution-centric approaches.

Author : Yasheng Huang
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139475134
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics written by Yasheng Huang and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a story of two Chinas – an entrepreneurial rural China and a state-controlled urban China. In the 1980s, rural China gained the upper hand. In the 1990s, urban China triumphed. In the 1990s, the Chinese state reversed many of its rural experiments, with long-lasting damage to the economy and society. A weak financial sector, income disparity, rising illiteracy, productivity slowdowns, and reduced personal income growth are the product of the capitalism with Chinese characteristics of the 1990s and beyond. While GDP grew quickly in both decades, the welfare implications of growth differed substantially. The book uses the emerging Indian miracle to debunk the widespread notion that democracy is automatically anti-growth. As the country marked its 30th anniversary of reforms in 2008, China faces some of its toughest economic challenges and substantial vulnerabilities that require fundamental institutional reforms.

Author : Kathryn Kaleigh
Publisher : KST Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dragon's Blood written by Kathryn Kaleigh and published by KST Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-10-09 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another imaginative story in bestselling author Kathryn Kaleigh's Becquerel time travel series. A love ripped from the pages of time. With his life's direction pulled out from under him, veteran Air Force officer Reed Smith finds himself in the little Colorado town he considers home. His plan — to regroup. To find a new direction. But when he meets who he believes to be a historical reenactor, named Andrea, he finds his world turned upside down. And what he believes to be a game turns out to be something else entirely. The responsible one in her family, pioneer Andrea Auclair, has little time for enjoyment. Especially keeping four younger siblings safe after dragging them across the country. When Reed shows up in her life, she discovers more to life than responsibility. But Reed is different from other men and even though she does not understand him, she finds him irresistible. When two very different people from two very different worlds are brought together by fate, only destiny can predict what will happen. From its unexpected opening to the romantic happily-ever-after ending, this novel is quintessentially classic time travel romance.