The end of cheap China : economic and cultural trends that will disrupt the world / Shaun Rein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rein, Shaun, 1977-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Costs, Industrial.

China--Economic conditions--2000-.

China.

Economic conditions.

China--Social conditions--2000-.

Social conditions.

China--Commerce.

Commerce.

Labor--China.

Labor.

Costs, Industrial--China.

Consumption (Economics)--China.

Consumption (Economics).

Physical Description:

xvi, 224 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2012]

Summary:

"An expose; on how the rise of China will affect the American way of life As China gains recognition for more than its low-cost manufacturing, the glut of cheap labor is drying up. America's growth for the past three decades is largely thanks to Chinese laborers' willingness to slave away in factories. As China takes on a more significant role in international affairs and as commodity prices rise, Americans face a deepening threat to their accustomed way of life and consumption. The Collapse of China Cheap exposes eight mega-trends that are catalyzing change in China, explains the impact those trends will have, and gives expedient tips as to how businesses can profit in the changing global marketplace.The Collapse of China Cheap shows: How rising labor and real estate costs are forcing manufacturers of cheap Chinese products to close, relocate, or move up the value stream How a restructuring economy moving away from export to domestic consumption will create opportunities for foreign brands to enter China's sales market as incomes rise How Chinese consumption will build pressure on the global commodities markets, causing inflation and friction with other nations China's days as a low cost production center are numbered. The Collapse of China Cheap exposes the end of America's consumerist way of life and gives clear advice on how to succeed in the changing global marketplace"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Chinese Billionaires Outnumber American Ones 1

Chapter 2 Cheap Chinese Labor? Not Anymore: Chinas Workers Are Demanding Better Pay and Better Conditions-And They Are Earning Them 19

Chapter 3 Stability Is the Key to Happiness: How China's Government Thinks and Why It Acts the Way It Does 39

Chapter 4 The Modern Chinese Woman 63

Chapter 5 Why Chinese Consider Kentucky Fried Chicken Healthful: China's Iffy Food Supply Chain Is Putting a Premium on Safe Food 85

Chapter 6 Understanding Corruption in China: What Chinas Underground Sex Trade Shows About Its Government 103

Chapter 7 Chinas Real Estate Sector: Boom or Bust or Something Else? 125

Chapter 8 Chinese Neo-Colonialism in Africa and the End of American Hegemony? 147

Chapter 9 Chinas Educational Sector: Preventing China From Cementing Its Superpower Status 171

Chapter 10 What the End of Cheap China Means for the Rest of the World 191.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781118172063

111817206X

OCLC:

753624134

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