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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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Abstract
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
From the Paper
"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.
From the Paper
"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.
From the Paper
"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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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.
From the Paper
"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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