The End of Cheap China, Shaun Rein
The End of Cheap China, Shaun Rein
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The End of Cheap China
Economic and Cultural Trends that Will Disrupt the World

Author: Shaun Rein

Narrator: Bill Roberts

Unabridged: 7 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/20/2020


Synopsis

China's days as a low cost production center are numbered. As China is gaining recognition for more than its low cost manufacturing, the glut of cheap Chinese labor is drying up. What does this mean for global business? America's economic growth for the past three decades has been largely attributed to the willingness of Chinese laborers to slave away in factories. As China begins to take on a more significant role in international affairs and as commodity prices rise, Americans face a deepening threat to their accustomed way of life and consumption. The book exposes 8 mega-trends that are catalyzing change in China, explains how those trends impact the rest of the world, and gives expedient tips as to how businesses can turn profit in the changing global marketplace. The book will show How rising labor and real estate costs are forcing manufacturers of cheap Chinese products to close, relocate, or move up the value stream How a restructuring economy moving away from export to domestic consumption will create opportunities for foreign brands to enter China's sales market as incomes rise How Chinese consumption will build pressure on the global commodities markets, causing inflation and friction with other nations This revised and updated paperback includes updated statitics, new information on the Chinese economy, and additional case studies to illuminate how China has developed. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rommie on September 17, 2013

It's telling that the subject of the opening sentence in all 10 chapters is "I." While Rein's tree-tops analysis of the Chinese economy and its sociopolitical underpinnings offers a number of valuable insights, the overwhelming bulk of the so-called evidence for his thesis is purely anecdotal and su......more

Goodreads review by Breakingviews on July 12, 2013

By Wei Gu For multinationals, “The End of Cheap China” is a mixed blessing. Shaun Rein, an American marketing consultant based in Shanghai, has written an interesting book with that title. The good news is that customers can afford to pay more. The bad news is that they’re increasingly reluctant to s......more

Goodreads review by Ta Tuyet on September 07, 2018

Cũng chẳng biết nên thích hay không thích cuốn sách này. Nếu nói về cấu trúc của sách thì đây là một cuốn sách được trình bày khá khoa học, mục lục như một bản tóm tắt khi chưa bắt đầu đọc và lại là một phần gợi nhớ lại nội dung rất tốt sau khi đọc xong. Cuối mỗi chương sẽ có một phần kết luận, mà t......more

Goodreads review by Erez on September 08, 2015

Despite what the title "The End of Cheap China" suggests, for the most part, this book doesn't concern the rather clear fact that China will not remain a low cost producing country for much longer. Labor costs are rising dramatically, partly due to inflation, and partly due to labor shortages. Nobod......more

Goodreads review by Amir on April 20, 2013

When Fareed Zakaria (in his book The Post American World) says that we are moving towards a multi-polar world wherein America will have to factor in the position of countries like China and India, then it must mean something. There are hundreds of authoritative commentators out there writing about t......more