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Thunder from the East: Portrait of a Rising Asia

Paperback • 2001 • English

Thunder from the East: Portrait of a Rising Asia

By Nicholas D. Kristof

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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and authors of China Wakes comes this insightful and comprehensive look at Asia on the rise. The recent economic crisis in Asia heaped devastation upon millions. Yet Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn argue that it was the best thing that could have happened to Asia. It destroyed the cronyism, protectionism, and government regulation that had been crippling Asian business for decades, and it left in its wake a vast region of resilient and determine...Show more

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9780375703010

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VINTAGE

Published year

2001

Language

English

Original title

Thunder from the East: Portrait of a Rising Asia

Format

Paperback

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