Old Europe’s new crisis. Europe, the charming continent of windmills and gondolas. Butlately, Europe has become the continent of endless strikes anddemonstrations, bombs on the trains and subways, radical Islamiccells in every city, and ghettos so hopeless and violent even thepolice won’t enter them. In Spain, a terrorist attack promptsinstant capitulation to the terrorists’ demands. In France, thesuburbs go up in flames every night. In Holland, politicians andartists are murdered for speaking frankly about Islamicimmigration. This isn’t the Europe we thought we knew. What’s going on overthere? Traveling overland from London to Istanbul, journalist ClaireBerlinski shows why the Continent has lately appeared sobewildering—and often so thoroughly obnoxious—to Americans.Speaking to Muslim immigrants, German rock stars, French cops, andItalian women who have better things to do than have children, shefinds that Europe is still, despite everything, in the grip of thesame old
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Every day on the job, you face common challenges. And you needimmediate solutions to those challenges. The Pocket Mentor Seriescan help. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools,self-tests, and real-life examples to help you identify yourstrengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills. Whether you'reat your desk, in a meeting, or on the road, these portable, conciseguides enable you to tackle the daily demands of your work withspeed, savvy, and effectiveness. The latest volume in the series: Executing Strategy That strategy you've defined for your group isbrilliant--promising better market share, higher profits, or someother impressive business result. But your strategy won't deliverthe expected outcomes if you and your group don't execute itthatis, if you don't put it into action by implementing the rightstrategic initiatives. This volume helps you master the challenging art of strategyexecution. You'll learn how to: -Craft action plans for the strategic initiatives
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《资产证券化与结构化金融：金融的极限》是我目前见过的、少有的结合资本市场与商业银行业务的著作。看完《资产证券化与结构化金融：金融的极限》之后，我发现作者确实对商业银行业务有过扎实的学习与研究。当然，由于作者没有真正从事过商业银行业务，隔行如隔山，对商业银行的一些观点难免有些偏差。然而，资本市场的投资银行人员如此费心研究商业银行业务，确实让我产生了思考。这或许正是中国金融业混业经营趋势的外在体现。商业银行的从业人员也需要认真研究资本市场的业务了。
China is steadily emerging as the economic miracle of the 21st century. Its transition from a state-controlled to a capitalist economy has occurred at a remarkable pace. It is only twenty-five years ago that Deng Xiaoping initiated revolutionary economic reforms to open up China. The country’s unprecedented growth is nurturing a new wave of world-class companies that are beginning to make an impact on the world’s markets. But is China’s growth sustainable? And what are its implications for the world’s companies? 作者简介： Jonathan Woetzel is a director in McKinsey & Company's Greater China office (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei), and leader of its corporate finance practice in China. A co-founder of McKinsey's Shanghai office, where he has been based since 1994, Dr. Woetzel has also worked in McKinsey's Hong Kong, Los Angeles, New York, and Zurich offices. Dr. Jonathan R. Woetzel, a Director in McKinsey & Co.’s Shanghai office, provides a fact-based perspective of China’s
