THE RIPE URBAN MARKET : IIPM Press Release

Misconception 3: Chinese consumers now have a lot of money to spend. A market isn’t about size alone. Consumers must not only want to buy products but also have the money to do so. While incomes are rising, most citizens remain too poor to purchase what they want. China’s average household income in 2004 was less than $1,800….

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UN Needs - IIPM Knowledge Centre

But the UN needs to be strengthened, by, for example, funding a permanent peacekeeping force. Too often, UN peacekeeping missions require passing the hat among the advanced industrial countries, giving them virtual veto power over when, where, and how the UN acts.

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Deliberative Democracy – IIPM Knowledge Centre

In other words, deliberative democracy – perhaps our most important safeguard against headstrong and reckless action – worked at the UN, but not in the US. Unfortunately, the UN could not prevent the US and other countries from taking actions that almost surely contravene international law. The story since then is well known.

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Attack of the cellular clones (IIPM NEWS)

At a time when even Howard Stringer, chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Corporation (Sony manufactures mobile phones in a 50:50 joint venture with Swedish telecom company, Ericsson), has signalled towards the golden mantra of ‘synergy between hardware and content’ (See related story in Strategem), the domestic ‘telecomosphere’ is all set to spice-up, as more and more reality game shows inundate Indian television channels….

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Management to GDP - IIPM Press

Ratio of assets under management to GDP in India has gone down from around 8% in 1994-95 to 6% in 2004-05, whereas the same stands at an imposing 87% for Australia and 72% for USA. Even for countries like Brazil and South Korea, it accounts for 30% and 21% of GDP respectively….

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Source :- IIPM Editorial, 2006