tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post110461225608978022..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Obstacles to China developmentSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-79144482618109004572009-12-21T00:31:49.545-05:002009-12-21T00:31:49.545-05:00I’ve been doing some serious research about the po...I’ve been doing some serious research about the positioning of buttons in forms in general. And what I’ve come up with is to put the “Primary Action”-button left-aligned with the form. One of the reasons for doing this is that the eye automatically searches for a new form element to the left just under the previous element.<br /><br /><a href="%E2%80%9D//www.ibowtech.com%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990267670067807161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1104858857331594062005-01-04T12:14:00.000-05:002005-01-04T12:14:00.000-05:00http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/04/business/worldbu...http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/04/business/worldbusiness/04yum.html?pagewanted=all&position=<br /><br />India's Boom Spreads to Smaller Cities<br />By SARITHA RAI <br /> <br />COIMBATORE, India - When the first Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet opened in India, in the technology hub of Bangalore in 1995, the welcoming committee was largely absent. It was just four years after India opened its economyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1104776940315600932005-01-03T13:29:00.000-05:002005-01-03T13:29:00.000-05:00Anne,
I have no explanation for the variation in ...Anne,<br /><br />I have no explanation for the variation in savings rates, other than to say there are probably cultural factors as well as economic ones.<br /><br />I think China actually runs only a slight surplus or deficit in total trade - the big surplus is with the US and the deficit is with Japan, Korea, Taiwan, etc. This looks a bit as if they are importing components from those countriesSteve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1104769013418609802005-01-03T11:16:00.000-05:002005-01-03T11:16:00.000-05:00When we think about China running a trade deficit,...When we think about China running a trade deficit, I do not know how that is possible given China's social structure and a fierce desire to determine its own development path. Also, the high household saving level makes it hard to think of China running much of a trade deficit any time soon. After all, look how successful Japan was between 1950 and 1990 developing with a surplus. I agree China Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1104764861685321812005-01-03T10:07:00.000-05:002005-01-03T10:07:00.000-05:00Steve
Why do you think saving rates are so high a...Steve<br /><br />Why do you think saving rates are so high among Chinese families? Would you guess the difference between China and Mexico is a function of family cohesiveness and sharing? I do not take national holusehold saving rates as a reflection of the strength of a social safety net. There must be much much more. Why should Sweden have so high a rate and America so low? But, what of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1104764426604743622005-01-03T10:00:00.000-05:002005-01-03T10:00:00.000-05:00http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/03/international/as...http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/03/international/asia/03china.html?ex=1105761392&ei=1&en=b2f3ba2d309e53b3 <br /><br />A Village Grows Rich Off Its Main Export: Its Daughters <br />By HOWARD W. FRENCH <br /><br />LANGLE, China - There are two kinds of families in this village: the relatively rich, who live in tiled villas with air-conditioning, and those who still hunt in the wooded hills with bow Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1104710564448456582005-01-02T19:02:00.000-05:002005-01-02T19:02:00.000-05:00Agreed. I range from hopeful to doubtful. Africa...Agreed. I range from hopeful to doubtful. African friends uniformly look to China with social envy, for the sense of history they believe will serve to continue the Chinese development process. Are they naive? Is social structure so much more conducive to sustained development now in China than in Nigeria? If I am hopeful about China, what of Brazil? I think the social potential in China Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1104692551853751012005-01-02T14:02:00.000-05:002005-01-02T14:02:00.000-05:00Yesterday I was at a dinner hosted by a well-known...Yesterday I was at a dinner hosted by a well-known China scholar in the history department. There were graduate students there from China, several from Bei-da. I asked several of them about corruption, and the responses ranged from "many local officials are corrupt" to "all officials are corrupt". Resources in China are being directed to build showcase skyscrapers when some peasant children Steve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1104625470280463812005-01-01T19:24:00.000-05:002005-01-01T19:24:00.000-05:00http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/01/opinion/01diamon...http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/01/opinion/01diamond.html?ex=1105623826&ei=1&en=7a2db42ac5a2101f<br /><br />The Ends of the World as We Know Them<br />By JARED DIAMOND <br /><br />Los Angeles — NEW Year's weekend traditionally is a time for us to reflect, and to make resolutions based on our reflections. In this fresh year, with the United States seemingly at the height of its power and at the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1104623730825991312005-01-01T18:55:00.000-05:002005-01-01T18:55:00.000-05:00Oh, it is Anne, really.Oh, it is Anne, really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1104623650238207252005-01-01T18:54:00.000-05:002005-01-01T18:54:00.000-05:00Ah, Amy Tan's stories are of Sagwa. Sagwa is a ki...Ah, Amy Tan's stories are of Sagwa. Sagwa is a kitten, a curious kitten, living in the home of a local governor in imperial China. I must read the stories that form the animated series. Yes :) Also, I must go back to reading Jonathan Spence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1104617210495761732005-01-01T17:06:00.000-05:002005-01-01T17:06:00.000-05:00Important post indeed. Forgive the inconstant rep...Important post indeed. Forgive the inconstant reponse, but travels make for curious breaks. Several years ago, there was a dinner for Jiang Zemin and from the informal remarks about our outer table I had just your impression. But, why should we be surprised that trust is such a problem and may be recognized as such by the leadership? Has this not been a prototypical problem for centuries? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com