China Fast Forward

Will China Surpass the United States as an innovation nation? China is tirelessly working to overcome its technological deficiencies by driving R&D initiatives in government and business and adapting Western Internet platforms for domestic use. It is extending its technological reach through a major drive to rival India as a services outsourcing leader and projecting its high-tech brands into the companies and homes of other countries. But whether China succeeds will depend on how it handles such issues as demography, energy dependency, and resource limitations. The environmental challenges posed by China's vast manufacturing sector are well documented, but what isn't widely realized is that China is actually outstripping the West in all manner of green initiatives, renewable energy investments, research and development funding, and other areas essential to improving the health of the planet. However, omnipresent government intervention, environmental degradation, natural resource exhaustion, and other issues threaten to derail China’s rise to superpower status. As the country meets global challenges on a scale that few nations can match, China Fast Forward takes a look at what lies ahead and why China’s success is important to us all. In this book, Bill Dodson explores China's reincarnation from a closed, agrarian nation into a modern, high-tech superpower bent on literally cleaning up its act. Presents an on-the-ground survey and analysis of China's renewable and clean energy sector that identifies the kinds of projects and technologies Chinese enterprises and local governments are hungry for Includes a discussion on how successful Chinese companies are developing their brands to go head-to-head with the world’s best-known companies Discusses how central government conflicts of interest are actually foiling corporate and official drives to innovation across a range of sectors Taking a look inside China's march toward becoming a sustainable superpower through innovation, China Fast Forward presents a balance sheet of the country's technological and social progress on its path to becoming a world leader.

¿Qué sabemos de la China de hoy? No, de verdad: ¿qué sabemos? Seguramente tan poco como cuando Sergi Vicente aterrizó allí en 2002 con algunas nociones de mandarín y la idea de dar clases de inglés durante tres semanas. No llegó a utilizar el billete de vuelta. A lo largo de los más de doce años que siguieron amplió sus conocimientos del país, del idioma y de sus habitantes y, convertido ya en corresponsal de televisión, recorrió todas las provincias chinas en busca de la noticia. Su periplo coincidió con una época de profundos cambios en el país asiático que han catapultado a China a la primera línea informativa. En muy pocos años, la población china, más del doble de la europea, ha pasado de las estrecheces a una confortable existencia de clase media. Como contrapunto, están ahora en primer término el replanteamiento de prioridades político-económicas y las urgencias medioambientales y de seguridad alimentaria de un país demográficamente al límite. Es el precio de estar pasando a cámara rápida del comunismo maoísta al capitalismo de Estado. China Fast Forward es un relato trepidante, hecho desde el conocimiento del territorio y la cultura chinas. Es una historia de amor y desamor a un país. Pero sobre todo es un libro imprescindible para entender cómo es la China de hoy y cuáles son sus retos inmediatos de futuro.

Learn how some of the world's most powerful women are using their growing economic power to create success and meaning in their lives while building a better world. Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In ignited a conversation about women and their careers, and resonated with millions of readers.Fast Forward, by two women leaders with experience and access throughout corporate America and around the world, takes the next step. Through interviews with a network of over 50 trailblazing women, it shows women how to accelerate their growing economic power and combine it with purpose to create success and meaning in their lives while building a better world.

The authors explore the outlook of Rwanda in the context of development of East Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. They examine Rwanda's vision, achievements and uncertainties in terms of national unity, institutional leadership, the spectre of industrial policy and economic development,perceptions of civil society engagement, etc.

Latin America is developing rapidly. As the authors see the region, a small group of countries has found a fast-forward button. In these countries change is exciting, occurring at such a rapid pace that a major breakthrough hi economic growth appears within grasp. After an almost decade-long period of recession and stagnation, many Latin American economies now have elected governments. With a few exceptions, most have also improved their socioeconomic conditions beyond meeting basic human needs. Yet few North Americans or Europeans are aware of these advances. How does Latin America fit into the changing world in the 1990s, and why should someone living in the United States, Europe, or developed parts of the Pacific Basin care? "Fast Forward "shows that Latin America's economic renaissance clearly has implications for a post-Cold War world order. Latin America is starting to make -important contributions, particularly in the areas of international diplomacy, economics, and culture. Collectively, Latin Americans now demonstrate a coherent collective will about where "they "wish to take themselves. This does not mean that U.S. influence in the Americas will soon disappear, but that new challenges in the international system will force greater equity in Western Hemisphere relationships. While Latin America in the 1990s offers much to be excited about, the authors caution that there are dangers in being too enthusiastic. The always-present potential for top-down authoritarian approaches must temper enthusiasm about a better Latin American future. Despite this, the authors see a well-defined departure from past economic modes occurring and the potential for a higher level of development for some countries. This book is for economists, sociologists, and political scientists interested in economic and political development, and researchers interested in Latin America in particular.

This perceptive look into the future of our country examines the great technological, economic, and social changes we are facing now, and their coming impact on our educational, health, legal, and environmental policies. Originally self-published as 2020 Visions.