December 2008

Economic Meltdown: The Road To Recovery

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The world financial system is in ruins and China’s economy is sputtering. Is the Chinese growth miracle over? CEQ editor Arthur Kroeber analyzes the short- and long-term prospects.

Also in this issue:

• Alexandra Harney explores how Guangdong is coping with the global trade slowdown
• Will Freeman finds that China’s meat production system remains structurally biased in favor of small producers, stymying both quality inspections and large-scale, higher-quality output
• Chris Horton writes that, after years of atrophy, China is slowly rebuilding traditional ties with its
• southeast Asian neighbors
• Arthur Kroeber argues that, despite America’s debts and deficits notwithstanding, the dollar will be a power for a while yet