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Meng-long's "Du Tenth Sinks the Jewel Box in Anger", 2008.
This essay is a thematic analysis of Feng Meng-long's "Du Tenth Sinks the Jewel Box in Anger" in terms of gender in 16th century China.
1,759 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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The essay discusses the themes related to men and women in Feng Meng-long's "Du Tenth Sinks the Jewel Box in Anger", a short story typical of vernacular courtesan romances popular with the 16th century shift towards a business culture prevalent through the Ming Dynasty. Specifically, the author analyzes the relationships between the character of Master Li with his father and with his lover Du Tenth.
Outline:
Introduction
The Economics of Brothels
Male Weakness as Unfeeling Behaviour
Last Remarks
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"As a member of Li Zhi's school of writing which stressed human sentiment and behaviour, Feng stressed to the reader how Master Li had acted out of cowardice, thinking that the sale of Du Tenth would permit resolution in the future, that he could return to his family and later have Du Tenth. She is having no part of it, of course, having seen immediately what Sun had placed in Li's mind and how easily he had gone ahead with what seemed a solution. At once, the reader understands that her sentiment has been genuine along with her words, and also, that she is shrewd and when revealing the wealth she had amassed to give to her husband, that she is far better as business woman and person able to manage in the world. For Feng, men are cowardly when ignoring women's feelings, and easily manipulated, or opportunists in the manner of Sun who almost managed to get hold of Du Tenth. Unsurprisingly, in the romantic scheme of things, it is Du Tenth the whore who proves to have nobler sentiment, as well as intelligence. Feng summarized that 'Sun Fu, who thought nothing of throwing away a thousand taels in a plot to steal away a lovely woman, was certainly no gentleman, while Li Jia, who failed to recognize Du Tenth's sincere devotion, was a vulgar person not even worth talking about.' (p.855)
"The crowd wondered why she had not found a mate that suited her beauty and devotion, the whole story most pitiful in that she has suffered for her honesty, risked leaving the brothel behind, believing that she had found her future with Master Li who seems not to appreciate, at all, the radical step that she has taken, placing herself on the winds of fate, willing to go anywhere and face any consequences with the man she loves."
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Housing Policy in Hong Kong from the 1940s to the 1960s, 2008.
A look at the housing policy in Hong Kong between 1940 to 1960.
2,115 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper discusses the housing policy in colonial Hong Kong from the 1940s to the 1960s, and notes that these decades were characterized by a radical transformation in the role of the state in the colony's housing markets, moving from a laissez-faire model to a highly interventionist approach. The author argues that while the increasingly interventionist housing policies of Hong Kong's colonial government over this period were flawed in many respects, the policies serve as an example of how housing policy can serve to successfully support economic growth and industrialization in developing world contexts.
Outline:
Introduction
The Challenges of the Hong Kong Setting
The Significance of Colonial Hong Kong's Housing Policy
Hong Kong Colonial Housing Policy: The Critical Juncture
1953: A Watershed in Housing Development
Implications of Hong Kong's Public Housing Policy
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"The topic of housing policy in colonial Hong Kong has been the focus of considerable study by scholars from around the world. This is due, in large part, to the fact that Hong Kong represents an ideal social laboratory within which the complexities of housing policy implementation in a development context can be closely examined. Its narrow geographic area, well-understood variables, together with the existence of accurate and generally accurate state documentation, has allowed scholars to analyze in depth housing policy in the colony, and extrapolate learnings with respect to other contexts in Asia and the developing world. From this perspective, this essay will examine housing policy in Hong Kong from the 1940s to the 1960s, as these decades were characterized by a radical transformation in the role of the state in the colony's housing markets, moving from a laissez-faire model to a highly interventionist approach. As will be argued, while the increasingly interventionist housing policies of Hong Kong's colonial government over this period were flawed in many respects, the policies serve as example of how housing policy can serve to successfully support economic growth and industrialization in developing world contexts."
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San Francisco Chinatown and Chinese Americans, 2008.
An analysis of how San Fransisco Chinatown has affected the status of Chinese Americans and improved tourism in the area.
3,523 words (approx. 14.1 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 98.95
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This paper discusses Chinese immigration to the United States from 1848 and looks at how the laws relating to Chinese immigrants have developed up until today. The paper then focuses on how Chinatown in San Francisco has affected the American way of life and how San Fransisco's tourism has never suffered due to the appeal of its Chinatown. Specifically, the paper looks at how San Francisco's Chinatown has affected the status of Chinese Americans.
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"There is also the ancient tradition of homeopathic medicines that is beginning to filter into traditional American medicine. In the 19th Century Chinese medicine many times was all that was available and it served the need for Chinese and non-Chinese alike. Medicine was primitive at best in the west. There were no anesthetics, vaccines or surgeries available. Chinese Americans understood the benefits of herbs for medicinal purposes and it was their knowledge that was used throughout the United States to deal with injuries and diseases (Lyman 23)."
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Outsourcing Models: India in Competition, 2008.
This paper examines China's threat to India's competitive advantage in the outsourcing industry.
701 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 25.95
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The paper discusses India's current status as the outsourcing/offshoring capital of the global economy and examines the qualities that have allowed India to achieve this status. The paper then discusses how other emerging markets have begun to model India's success, with China being the most notable. The paper explains that while China cannot compete with India's English speaking population, it can compete in terms of infrastructure, educated workforce and cost-benefits. The paper includes an annotated bibliography.
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"U.S. firms have increasingly employed Outsourcing and offshoring for several decades as the world has adopted the global economic model. While in the past these outsourcing and offshoring activities were largely limited to the manufacturing and production sectors, service and related industries have, for the past decade, found that some markets are able to perform back office and administrative functions as well as direct customer interaction. The fact that India has become the outsourcing/offshoring capital of the global economy is evidenced by its 8% annual growth rate, a 40% outsourcing growth rate for 2005 alone and estimated outsourcing industry valuations of $64b by 2012 with more than 3m employees (Krebsbach, 2006). With these kind of figures it is clear that India's outsourcing model is not a success but one which other markets could use as an economic paradigm in order to spur their own economic growth. "
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Antitrust Policy and Chinese Banks, 2008.
This paper examines the liberalization of the banking industry in China as a case study of antitrust policy in economics.
3,822 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 104.95
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The paper provides an analysis of the liberalization of the banking industry in China, with a specific focus on whether antitrust policy has been successful in the region and how it has impacted other macroeconomic factors in China. The paper explores economic policy related to government policy, liberalization policies or rules and the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the liberalization efforts in the Chinese banking industry.
Outline:
Introduction
World Trade Organization and Liberalization Policies: How is the Chinese Banking Industry Affected?
Historical Structure of the Chinese Banking Sector
Why Liberalize the Banking Sector? A Critical Economic Analysis
Forms of Liberalization in the Banking Sector: Formal Changes in China
Liberalization of the Banking Industry in China: Was it Successful?
Conclusion
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"Liberalization is a process of enhancing collective measures to integrate economies, not only via goods and services but via governance, investment, trade, and aid. As liberalization has progressed, it is clear that the most advanced countries have gained the most from the integration of economies; as such there is a widening gap between developed/advanced countries and developing/underdeveloped countries. Does liberalization favor high-income countries to low-income countries? The coffee industry highlights a common problem with many agricultural products that are marketed within developed regions - impoverished societies characterized poor development trends with a final product that is booming in the industry."
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China's E-Commerce, 2008.
This paper examines the emergence of the Internet in China and its impact on Chinese business.
2,223 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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The paper looks at the history of the Internet in China and how the Internet has created new opportunities for Chinese businesses. The paper discusses the factors that are encouraging the online industry's growth and points out that, although the e-commerce and online business sector of the Chinese economy still remains modest by US standards, time is certainly on China's side.
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"It is hard to believe, but the first "direct" internet connection in China did not emerge until May of 1994. That being said, the build-up to the break-through event was not a short one; rather, China had been working steadily towards a remote internet network for a number of years. For instance, in 1986 the China Academic Network system was launched by Beijing Institute of Computing Applications with the help of the Universitat Karlsruhe in Germany. One year later, the Institute of High Energy Physics established its first international remote connection and, that very same year, CANET established a link to the Universitat Karlsruhe via a 300-bps packet-switched data network; within a month a formal email was sent across the connection. Finally, as the 1990s dawned, a top-level domain was registered for China at the Defense Data Network-Network Information Center - otherwise known by the acronym, DDN-NIC."
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Privatization in China, 2008.
This paper explores worker resistance to privatization in the state-owned sector of the Chinese economy.
2,056 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper examines why individuals working within state-owned enterprises in China have not relented in their resistance to privatization.
Specifically, the paper discusses fears about job loss, the elimination of traditional job benefits and the general cynicism felt by many when looking at Beijing's efforts to carry out major economic reforms. The paper also examines the productivity of the country's state-owned enterprises and the social inequalities that privatization has created or aggravated. The paper concludes that there are many compelling reasons why so many individuals within China's remaining state-owned firms are unhappy with privatization.
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"To start with, state employees are unhappy about privatization because of what it means for their long-term future. For many decades prior to the advent of the contemporary privatization phenomenon in China, state workers could expect to receive from SOEs or state-owned enterprises lifetime employment, free health care, respectable (even enviable) pensions, and inexpensive housing. In more recent years, as the privatization and "marketization" measures of Beijing have been felt in more and more quarters, responsibility for welfare provision have increasingly shifted to individuals and to communities (Gu, 129). Understandably, this new burden is not exactly embraced by workers who, whatever benefits they received in the past terms of job security and in terms of attendant benefits, were not extravagantly recompensed for their time and effort."
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The Asian Values Debate, 2008.
Looks at Asian values as they apply in the debate of political freedom vs. political power.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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This paper explains that at the center of the Asian values debate is the contention by its proponents that the cultural and social fabric of many of East Asia's and Southeast Asia's societies are radically different than many of those found in the West and therefore cannot support the Western values and ideologies founded upon liberal democracy and human rights. The paper then points out that the alternative Asian paradigm envisions a benign but autocratic type of government, which makes decisions based on the collective good as a way to promote social harmony, such as Communist China. The paper then describes Asian values and how they apply to issues of freedom and power.
Table of Contents:
Overview
What are Asian Values?
The Politicization of Values
Political Freedom or Power
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"The inverse argument to the Asian values debate is that while many might concede that there is a legitimate rationale to this viewpoint, it in no way substantiates the claim that liberal democracy's ideals are somehow invalid. Mahbubanin tends to argue that Asian values are not only a sound alternative but a legitimate moral philosophy that in certain respects is less strident that liberal democracy and even more rational in some cases when he observes that the free press in most liberal democracies is in fact not such a free press after all"
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American Business Culture in Japan, 2008.
A look at the professional and work related customs and practices relevant to an American working in Japan.
1,556 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 51.95
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The paper discusses workplace and organizational culture as it would be experienced by an American company operating in Japan. The paper also examines the unique experiences to which an American employee working in Japan would be exposed to vis-a-vis workplace culture and practices. The paper recommends the acquisition of some deeper cross-cultural communication skills that extend beyond the workplace.
Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
Negotiation & Culture
Physical Space & Time in the Workplace
Conclusion
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"For an American firm operating in Japan there are many considerations that must be made beyond the operational level. Perhaps the most important are at the organizational level where customs, culture, and host-national considerations must be made. This is because the subject of intercultural communication has become not just a politically correct topic in today's increasingly diverse societies, but a matter of necessity given the spread of the global economy and the degree of economic integration which finds companies now moving into foreign countries such as Japan where the Asian culture and work ethic becomes a vital consideration."
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Privatization in China, 2008.
Explores the reasons for the resistance to privatization in China.
2,180 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper outlines a few key reasons why there has been so much resistance to privatization with China's state-owned firms. Specifically, the paper looks at how the new push towards economic liberalization within China is seen as a legitimate threat to the jobs of millions of Chinese workers. The paper concludes that only time will tell if Beijing's move towards a market-based economy will bear fruit, but the trend towards privatization still has many people to win over.
From the Paper
"Another factor driving the resistance to privatization is that it means a new means of doing business - and change is always a troublesome thing for highly-bureaucratized organizations that are forced to transform their institutional culture, their internal logic, and the overall way in which they do business. In the case of China, those corporations that have not been sold off by the government nonetheless are now expected to be more entrepreneurial and to structure themselves along the same lines as western corporations."
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