tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post2796224734630034251..comments2023-12-04T10:02:29.445-06:00Comments on Mark's China Blog: Shifting Economic Tectonic PlatesMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967364257656897151noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-13785847960890131082009-05-07T21:47:00.000-05:002009-05-07T21:47:00.000-05:00Recessions do not only bring about tough times fin...Recessions do not only bring about tough times financially. Sadly, they set men against men and raise moral issues that most of us would rather not have to consider.JobSearchNinjahttps://www.integritycareertransitions.com/servicesforindividuals/careerconcierge.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-5493154991636253372009-05-07T10:25:00.000-05:002009-05-07T10:25:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-76409243756403183082009-05-06T19:11:00.000-05:002009-05-06T19:11:00.000-05:00I'd say that this is a good assessment.
There are...I'd say that this is a good assessment.<br /><br />There are definitely "plans" going on in China, but an overarching development ideology is lacking.<br /><br />Kind of the opposite of America in a way. America's got a great location, lots of resources, and other competitive advantages, but it, traditionally, also had that great, pioneering ideology driving its growth.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967364257656897151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-67493176256116617662009-05-06T12:24:00.000-05:002009-05-06T12:24:00.000-05:00I would argue that while China's massive economic ...I would argue that while China's massive economic power is undeniable, it is also incrediblly un-focused. China is comprised of a stampede of money-hungry people one or two generations removed from peasanthood and they're not thinking about creative solutions for an innovative future- they're thinking "gotta gets mine right now," and the sheer number of China's population makes for an avalanche that steamrolls over everything without knowing what is doing. Of course, this is the way most nations of the world are anyway and there are always a few shrewd individuals at the top who will subtly steer the course of the seemingly uncontrollable river, but there is certainly no master plan. In the absence of creative thinking and innovative education, China's massive population is its only substantial asset. 1.5 billion tiny gears all churning in the same direction (in this instance, the rabid pursuit of wealth) can move a tank- but if China had a quarter or even half of it's current population, we would only be talking about Brazil and India as the future big swinging dicks of the economic world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com