AUTHOR'S BIO
Kenichi Ohmae
One of the world's leading business strategists. He is President of Ohmae & Associates and has advised many of Japan's governments.
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Zhu Rongji Reexamined
Kenichi Ohmae Series: The World in Words 2002-11-11As China's new leadership team emerges, the world's attention has focused on President Jiang Zemin's successor. But this is misguided, for perhaps the most significant moment in China's recent history of boom and transformation was the 1998 appointment of Zhu Rongji (pronounced "Joo Rong-jee") as premier of the State Council, a position once held by Deng Xiaoping. Given the obvious importance of the post in recent years, the choice of Mr. Zhu's replacement may be of even more significance than President Jiang's departure from center stage. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 14327
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Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics
Kenichi Ohmae Series: Frontiers of Growth 2002-11-01As a final act of his presidency - it will end at the Communist Party meeting beginning November 7 th - China's Jiang Zemin wants businessmen to join the Party leadership. Marx and Mao are probably spinning in their graves. Who are these businessmen President Jiang wants to court and how do they operate? Kenichi Ohmae offers a portrait. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 18924
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Le défi Chinois
Kenichi Ohmae Series: The Asian Century 2002-09-05Thirty-five years ago Jean_Jacques Servan_Schreiber's "Le Défi Americain" (The American Challenge) claimed that Europe was in danger of becoming a branch office for American multinationals. A decade later, Japan's rising commercial challenge seemed paramount. Now China makes people nervous. But today's responses to China's economic challenge may be as misbegotten as yesterday's answers to le défi Americain . ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 15204
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New Model China
Kenichi Ohmae Series: The World in Words 2002-07-31China's leaders are gathered for their annual retreat at the seaside resort of Beidaihe. They, and the world at large, are focusing on the succession to President Jiang Zemin and Premier Zhu Rongji. What sort of China will Jiang's successors inherit? Kenichi Ohmae offers his analysis. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 17335
