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The Three Reforms China Must Enact: Land, Social Services, and Taxes

Harvard Business Review

China’s global economic power continues to grow, yet the decision-making dynamics of its top leadership remain a mystery. According to a recent survey by the Development Research Centre, a think-tank under the State Council, 74% of “migrant workers” want to settle in cities because of the better services available.

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Priorities for Jumpstarting the U.S. Industrial Economy

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, in a world where globalization and rapid technological changes are the norm, manufacturing, high-tech development, and innovation clearly require a different level of support. trillion in output annually, adding up to 17% of GDP. competitiveness and growth in the 21 st century. .” They employ 12.3

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China Can’t Be a Global Innovation Leader Unless It Does These Three Things

Harvard Business Review

Promoting innovation is also one of the eight key reform priorities in the “383” plan being circulated by the State Council’s Development Research Center. of GDP in 2012 from 1.1% Thomson Reuters’ 2013 ranking of the world’s top 100 innovators doesn’t include a single company from China. in 2002, and should touch 2.0%

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60 Countries’ Digital Competitiveness, Indexed

Harvard Business Review

Cross-border flows of digitally transmitted data have grown manifold, accounting for more than one-third of the increase in global GDP in 2014, even as the free-flow of goods and services and cross-border capital have ebbed in the aftermath of the 2008 recession. In 2013 85% of the world’s transactions were in cash.