news from the Nordic Africa Institute from the Nordic Africa Institute numBer 3 novemBer 2007 from the contents china and Africa Fantu Cheru theme: AfricAn Agriculture Agriculture and the World Bank Atakilte Beyene Property rights Kjell Havnevik Tor A. Benjaminsen & Espen Sjaastad inequality and climate change contents to our reAders AfricAn Agriculture 1 3 november 2007 Carin Norberg African agriculture and the World Bank: development or impoverishment? Atakilte
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Yahoo! in China - Background Shi Tao Shi Tao‚ a Chinese poet and journalist‚ is serving a ten-year prison sentence in China for sending an email to the U.S. According to a letter Amnesty International received from Yahoo! (YHOO)‚ and Yahoo!’s own later public admissions‚ Yahoo! China provided account-holder information‚ in compliance with a government request‚ that led to Shi Tao’s sentencing. Mr. Shi was accused of "illegally providing state secrets to foreign entities" after sending an email
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1)Compare and contrast the aims and the limitations of modernization in China based on the Self Strengthening Movement. Overall was the Self-Strengthening movement successful? Through series of military defeat and overwhelming foreign power‚ China created the self-strengthening policy. This basically aimed to improve and enrich the country‚ build defense against the modern powers‚ and strengthen it’s army by adopting the western technology and military skills. However there were people who opposed
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Joint Ventures‚ Strategic Alliances‚ Collaborations and Merger and Acquisitions Questions | Q1. Why is a Joint Venture (JV) preferable to more general collaboration form of the Strategic Alliance? Q2. What are the relative merits and weaknesses of JVs and SAs? Q3. Why would company seek M&A as a market entry strategy? What are the advantages and disadvantages of M&A? why might a merger fail and what might be the outcome? Q4. What are the relative merits/ disadvantages of JVs‚ SAs‚ and
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China has been undergoing rapid economic growth since the adoption of its open door policy in 1979 . It keeps showing the world its enormous potentials in market economy. However in the recent decades‚ there has been increased awareness of unethical business practices in China. The production and purchase of counterfeiting goods has been one of the major issues. The International Chamber of Commerce (2004) estimates that 7 per cent of world trade is in counterfeit goods‚ and China has built a reputation
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the first civilizations of China provides a reflection of modern Chinese and East Asian societies. According to mythology‚ Chinese civilization was created by Pangu and ruled by “legendary sage emperors Yao and Shun and other culture heroes.” (Timeline) This was followed by the Five Emperors and the Three Sovereigns‚ according to “Records of the Grand Historian” The Earthly Sovereign‚ The Heavenly Sovereign‚ and The Human Sovereign. (Timeline) The “First recorded Chinese dynasty for which there is
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international peace could be achieved and facilitated under the supports of international institutions such as United Nations. As a new power and a large economy of the world‚ the ‘peaceful rise’ policy of People Republic of China (PRC) ‚ could be explorered by both paradigms. Based on that comparative study‚ this essay will find out the contrast and convergence of the two paradigms in the case of the most powerful communist country‚ but set aside from the viewpoint of Marxism. Additionally‚ this essay
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Chapter 3 __________________________________________________________ Balance of Payments from a Comparative Perspective: China‚ India‚ and Russia under Globalization Akira Uegaki Introduction The three regional powers of China‚ India‚ and Russia have been actively participating in international trade and international financing recently‚ although they have large populations‚ huge territories‚ and abundant natural resources‚1 which would enable them to be independent and autarkic. The globalization
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shift in the last several years. Eli Lilly is a leading company in the US and throughout the world‚ and they’ve had to adapt to the trends that come as a result of globalization including moving operations overseas and capitalizing on advantages present in other markets. The company has done well in this department‚ as their products are available in over 130 countries. One of their large successes stories was creating a joint-venture with the leading Indian pharmaceutical provider Ranbaxy. The two
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topic of religion in China. Right away it is told that the Chinese do not worship any one god‚ diety‚ or force. They are very spiritual but have no set predominant religion that most people worship. The Chinese culture can be said to be a mix between polytheistic‚ pantheistic‚ and atheistic. In the past some sinologists and sociologists such as Jan De Groot and C.K. Yang have sought to fully understand China’s religious position and have conducted many studies about Chinese spirituality and worship
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