Learning from abroad: Japanese retailing
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Japanese department stores must adapt to a new trend away from designer name products. In a search for individuality and lower prices, many Japanese consumers want quality generic or private label products. If Japan's economy continues to decline, the demand for low cost quality goods will increase.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Home thoughts from abroad
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There are currently about two dozen governments in exile worldwide, ranging from the Tibetan government in exile which is based in India, to Rhodesia's government in exile, which is little more than an Internet pressure group. The true test is whether real governments recognise exiled governments.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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Nature or nurture? Old chestnut, new thoughts
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Genetic theories of human behavior are gaining more widespread acceptance. Conservative politicians and researchers use sociobiology to blunt the egalitarianism of liberal politics, and radical feminism posits biological differences between the sexes.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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