The futurist does not make specific predictions of what will happen to China. Rather, he reviews the past three decades when China transformed itself beyond anyone's anticipation.
John and Doris Naisbitt (the book is co-authored by his wife) make a deliberate attempt to unchain themselves from the orthodoxy of political dichotomy. Instead of applying the democratic-vs-autocratic yardsticks, they see China as a corporation. As such, the multitude of issues that confound foreign analysts suddenly begin to make sense.
The authors explain why Chinese are results-oriented and reluctant to imitate Western ways of doing things: "Enterprises are judged not against other enterprises by evaluating company cultures, management styles and leadership skills but by their own economic performance."
The Naisbitts' interpretation of Deng Xiaoping follows a similar line: "A visionary, decisive, assertive CEO takes over a very large, moribund company that is on the verge of collapse.
"The workforce is demoralized, patronized and poorly educated. The CEO is determined to turn the rundown enterprise into a healthy, profitable, sustainable company and to bring modest wealth to the people. And he has a clear strategy for achieving this goal."
That's closer in meaning to what the Chinese refer to as "the architect of China's reform" and much more accurate than "paramount leader", which the Western press usually uses.
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