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Loading... Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Gameby Paul Midler
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) lclclauren | Sep 12, 2020 |  There is one big, huge problem with this book. None of it is "falsifiable". That is a specific term to indicate that this book is entirely - entirely - comprised of the author's own experiences. While not doubting that these events happened, there is no way to see to what extent his experiences are representative of the system (China export manufacturing) as a whole. Truly, there is not one single attempt to reference even one China-wide study, or area-wide study, or academic paper concerning any of the topics covered. Such studies would be falsifiable: someone could survey the same area, or interpret the same statistical sources for the same time, or for later, or for similar area, and find that "Well, it's more like this". Or, maybe they would find exactly what Paul Miller has been indicting. OK, great. But now we have something testable, something falsifiable that hasn't (or maybe 'has') been found to be incorrect. Note: This is exactly the same problem with Das Kaptial (Marx's "Captial"). It is not falsifiable because it is comprised entirely of individual experiences, with a universal principle invented on top of each individual experience. The Good: This book is a great insight in to, really, another world. Yes, we have taken the Chinese as our western view of them. Now businesses are piling into China because they see it as the way forward, without even contemplating the reality of who and what they are partnering with. Let's make it clear: (1) The Chinese aren't stupid, and (2) You think you're going to rip the Chinese off!? Nope. (  ) GirlMeetsTractor | Mar 22, 2020 | jhawn | Jul 31, 2017 | danoomistmatiste | Jan 24, 2016 | kkhambadkone | Jan 17, 2016 | no reviews | add a review
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An insider reveals what can--and does--go wrong when companies shift production to China In this entertaining behind-the-scenes account, Paul Midler tells us all that is wrong with our effort to shift manufacturing to China. Now updated and expanded, Poorly Made in China reveals industry secrets, including the dangerous practice of quality fade--the deliberate and secret habit of Chinese manufacturers to widen profit margins through the reduction of quality inputs. U.S. importers don't stand a chance, Midler explains, against savvy Chinese suppliers who feel they have little to lose by placing consumer safety at risk for the sake of greater profit. This is a lively and impassioned personal account, a collection of true stories, told by an American who has worked in the country for close to two decades. Poorly Made in China touches on a number of issues that affect us all. No library descriptions found. |
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