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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Electricity was key to Hong Kong's success. Hong Kong had one of the world's highest economic growth rates from the 1940s through the 1980s, due in large part to an ample supply of electricity at a time when most of Asia struggled to power factories, let alone light homes, giving it a ten-year head start on its East Asian rivals. This macro-invention made possible Hong Kong's development from a colonial port of middling importance to one of the world's...
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Over his 50-year career in Washington, Joe Biden has become known for his wild dishonesty, embarrassing policy failings, and an absolute lack of accountability, culminating in his predictably unpopular presidency. But what has not yet been revealed is the vast web of consultants, bureaucrats, corporate titans, foreign interests, and various extended family members (it's not just Hunter!) who have achieved unfathomable wealth and power while keeping...
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