The Looming China Crisis
Over the past decade, China has come to represent “Foreign Direct Investment Paradise,” and multinational companies currently invest $1 billion
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India Is Coming
As Peter Drucker and many other experts have pointed out, knowledge is the most vital resource in today’s economy. It
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While some TV commentators are in an uproar over the U.S. current account deficit, there’s no reason to worry. We’ll
Read moreThe Great 21st Century Boom
As far back as the late ‘80s, the Trends editors have been predicting that the years 2005 to 2009 would
Read moreThe Increasingly Binary Global Economy
Since Nixon went to China in 1972, China has been a factor in the global economy. However, only during this
Read moreJapan Is Hot Again
Twenty years ago, the Western economies were quaking in fear of mighty Japan, Inc., which threatened to crush every competitor.
Read moreOff-Shoring the Knowledge Work
At the same time that many back-office jobs are being sent overseas, the off-shoring of highly skilled jobs like software
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