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The Motley Fool
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This Is Still a Great Place to Invest I've said it before, and I'll say it again. When I tell people I'm buying stocks in China, I get shocked stares. |
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September 2010
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Building a Social Safety Net China embarks on an effort to improve both pensions and health care in the world's most populous nation |
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July 2005 |
Economically, country mouse does better Although lower income in rural areas is often cited as an obstacle to recruitment of physicians, one study suggests rural and urban areas do not differ significantly - at least, in terms of income. |
BusinessWeek
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Is China Running Out Of Workers? As farmers stay home, factories in China scramble for employees. It's all putting pressure on wages. |
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Can the Andalusian miracle be replicated? How a depressed rural area achieved prosperity in just 10 years... |
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September 1, 2007
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The Urban Revolution Rapid urbanization may prove a blessing, provided the world takes notice and plans accordingly. |
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The Ka-Ching in China Luring Medical Giants GE, Siemens, and others are angling for a piece of the $125 billion Beijing plans to spend on health care. |
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3 China Profit Plays The obvious ways to make money in the world's most important emerging market. |
PC Magazine
November 16, 2005
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The Biggest Wi-Fi Cloud of All The largest wireless hot spot in the United States is rural Oregon. Wireless providers are hoping the trend doesn't spread. |
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Unhealthy Rural Trees? Common sense would say that urban trees are more stressed than their rural counterparts and grow more slowly. However, recent research in New York City is questioning this widespread belief. |
AFP eWire
April 6, 2010 |
Fundraising Tips: A Snapshot of Rural Donors Although people from rural communities are less likely to donate to charity, those that do give donate a higher percentage of their income than urban donors. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Willy H. Verheye |
Food Production or Food Aid?: An African Challenge Food production is not keeping pace with Africa's rapidly growing needs. Aid programs in the 1970s and 1980s were considered a temporary solution to the most appalling famines, but Africa's food shortage appears to be worsening. This paper discusses the reasons for this situation and ways to address it. |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005
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China: Let A Thousand Brands Bloom Multinationals are competing with local companies for a more discerning Chinese consumer. |
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Rural America Closing Broadband Gap According to a new study, 24 percent of adult rural Americans went online with a high-speed connection by end of 2005, compared to 39 percent of home broadband users in urban and suburban areas. |
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Graying Dragon Can China get rich before it gets old? Just hitching your wagon to anything Chinese won't work anymore, and like the more mature markets most U.S. investors are familiar with, stock selection will become the key to solid returns. |
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Earthquake Rattles Tibet Early Monday morning, an earthquake shook the sparsely populated Gangdise Mountains in Tibet. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 24, 2006
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Understanding the Chinese Consumer This excerpt from "Inside the Mind of the Chinese Consumer" examines the myth that the biggest markets among Chinese consumers are for basic household products. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2006
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Asia: Ready or Not The world's most populous continent must prepare now for an aging population. |
AFP eWire
March 21, 2005 |
Research to Benefit Social and Economic Health of Rural Canadian Communities The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, is investing $1 million to help rural women improve the economic health and viability of their communities. |
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September 1, 2007
Salyer & Bloom |
The March of the Cities The coming year marks a dramatic milestone: the world's urban population will outstrip its rural population, albeit with big regional variations. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2010 |
Is It Finally the Time for Chinese Consumers? And if so, what does it mean for consumer-facing companies? |
TIME Asia
December 13, 2010
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December 1, 2005
Saavedra & Arias |
Stuck in a Rut Avenues for combating persistent poverty and inequality in Latin America. |
