With its rapidly approaching transition from British to Communist Chinese rule, the "future of Hong Kong" has been a frequent story for news reporters in both the East and the West. But the July 1st transfer of power has been seen mostly as a political event, with virtually no analysis of the economic future of one of the world's most important business centers. Now, in The Hong Kong Advantage, readers have the conclusions of a year-long study of the competitiveness of Hong Kong, in a volume that sheds light on both the colony's profitable past and its prospects in coming years. Enright, Scott, and Dodwell highlight a number of reasons for the colony's prosperity--its unique intermingling of thousands of local and overseas firms; the hands-off policy of the colonial government; a singular blend of firms with steady cash flow (transportation, property, or utilities) and firms relying on flexibility, rapid response, and competitive pricing (clothing, toys, electronics); and its central location in the most dynamic economic region in the world. But the greatest reason for its success has been its metamorphosis into an information and knowledge-based economy, acting in particular as a metropolitan center for mainland China, combining the land, labor, and resources of the interior with the design, marketing, and logistics skills found in Hong Kong. The authors contend that this engine of prosperity should continue--and indeed grow stronger--after the transfer of power. Hong Kong's most pressing challenges, the book concludes, are problems generated by its own success, such as its high-cost economy (with rising rents, wages, and compensation packages) and the growing need for more highly skilled workers. If its business leaders can cope with these problems, the authors conclude, Hong Kong's economic future should be as successful as its past. The Hong Kong Advantage is a book that everyone concerned about Hong Kong's economic future--and indeed the economic future of Asia and the world--will want to read.

The Hong Kong Advantage

Business & Money

Dodwell, David

Scott, Edith

Enright, Michael

Economics

Oxford University Press

A discussion on understanding the "Novel" and how the great writers have created some incredible works of art.

A Novel Idea

Literature & Fiction

Meyer, Bruce

History & Criticism

Cbc Radio Canada

This book is about Australian aircrew in Europe during World War II and draws on extensive field research, including over two hundred interviews with survivors. The fact that the Australians were spread so widely across so many squadrons has contributed to substantial oversights, both in the official histories and in the literature on the field. Flyers Far Away redresses this imbalance and accords those largely forgotten Australian airmen a rightful place in the history of the European air war. Flyers Far Away describes how so many Australian airmen ended up in Western Europe fighting an Allied cause, in one of the bloodiest and most unforgiving campaigns of the Second World War. Using first-hand accounts from the surviving airmen, it traces their path from recruitment in Australia to operations over the Third Reich and Axis territories. For the first time, the exploits of all Australian aircrew, in Fighter, Bomber, Coastal and Tactical Air Force Commands are brought together in one volume.

Flyers Far Away: Australian Aircrews over Europe in World War II

History

Australia & Oceania

Schiffer Military History

Historian Michael Enright provides a close-up account of Australian servicemen on the Western Front during WWI. Using many previously unpublished, first-hand materials, the author provides a fresh look at the Great War through the eyes of ordinary servicemen. The scene is set with a brief account of events at Gallipoli, the place where the Australians gained their reputation as fierce fighters, and then the author discusses the reformation of the ANZAC divisions in Egypt and their subsequent movement to France. This leads to previously unpublished personal accounts that give new interpretations of the key battles on the Western Front at Fromelles, Somme, Bullecourt, Messines, Passchendaele, and Villers-Bretonneux, amongst others. Many of these accounts support the particular bravery of the Australian soldier. This work provides a reassessment of the ANZAC legend and mythology based on the personal diaries and memoirs of those who were there.

On the Western Front: Eyewitness Accounts from Australians in the Great War

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

From a priest who was in the trenches comes the heart-wrenching story of two kids on the mean streets of Chicago's South Side South Chicago gives you lots of reasons to join a gang. Like, if you say no, they beat you up, follow your little sister home from school, and torch your house. Pretty soon, wearing your tattoo and colors, you learn what gangland means: Kill or be killed. Maybe both. All Tony and Carlos want to do is leave the ghetto and go to college. But now the gangs have targeted them. Now, Tony and Carlos must take desperate measures to safeguard their futures and families from gangland's vengeance. Richly textured, poignantly detailed, in a voice of raw authenticity, Daisies in the Junkyard is the story of the Mexican-American community struggling to maintain its culture and integrity against a backdrop of urban warfare.

Daisies in the Junkyard

United States

Forge Books

From a priest who was in the trenches comes the heart-wrenching story of two kids on the mean streets of Chicago's South SideSouth Chicago gives you lots of reasons to join a gang. Like, if you say no, they beat you up, follow your little sister home from school, and torch your house. Pretty soon, wearing your tattoo and colors, you learn what gangland means: Kill or be killed. Maybe both. All Tony and Carlos want to do is leave the ghetto and go to college. But now the gangs have targeted them. Now, Tony and Carlos must take desperate measures to safeguard their futures and families from gangland's vengeance.Richly textured, poignantly detailed, in a voice of raw authenticity, Daisies in the Junkyard is the story of the Mexican-American community struggling to maintain its culture and integrity against a backdrop of urban warfare.

Contemporary

Iona, Tara, and Soissons: The Origin of the Royal Anointing Ritual (Arbeiten zur Frühmittelalterforschung, 17)

Europe

de Gruyter

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