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Index
Cover
Contents
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Innovation Nation
Impure Research
The Patronage Party
Gimme a Big “I”!
What’s a Little Intellectual Property Theft between Friends?
Education
Grafting Innovation
A Cautionary Tale
The Glory that Was Ours
Chapter 2: The Fractured Web
Finger on the Button
Filtering for Profit
Just the Internet, Please; Hold the Coffee
Into the Fray
If you Can’t Beat ’Em
China Scrums
Chapter 3: The Silicon Paddies of China
The Hi-tech Face of China
If you Build it, they Will Outsource
Crouching Dragon, Leaping Elephant
A Tale of Two Outsourcers
On the Hunt for BPO in Deepest China
Chapter 4: Heavy Metal
Ships Ahoy!
Fast Car
A Ticket to Ride
Selling into Developing Countries
Chapter 5: Brand China
A National Image Made in China
When Being a Chinese Company Isn’t Cool
Beyond Cheap
Management Innovation
The Operation Was a Success. . .
What Was the Plan Again?
Red Flags
Branding Beyond Nationality
Chapter 6: Declaration of Energy Independence
Coal in China’s Stocking
Cleaning Up Coal’s Act
Economics Rules
Oily Risers
What a Gas
Breaking the Addiction
Chapter 7: Consider the Alternatives
Wind at My Back
A Little Ray of Sunshine
Damming Neighbors
Nuclear Deterrents
Welcome to Electric Avenue
A Battery of New Energy Technologies
Chapter 8: Errors of Emission
The Dark Side of the Sun
Get the Lead Out
Rare Earths, Common Pollution
When There is No Longer a Backyard
Chapter 9: Dragon on a Diet
Watergy
Turning Water into Oil
Manufacturing Water
Building Sustainable Cities
Building Energy Efficiency
Green Shoots
“Dunno Where it Came From”
Chapter 10: Assembly Required
Can’t We Be Civil?
“For We are Living in a Material World . . .”
Onward Christian Soldiers
A Charitable Streak
The Final Innovation
Hot House Innovation
Afterword
About the Author
Bibliography
Index
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