On today's Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with Ann Lee, author of “What the U.S. Can Learn from China: An Open-Minded Guide to Treating Our Greatest Competitor as Our Greatest Teacher.” Chinese workers are currently protesting over compensation and working conditions. How did China end up being the second largest economy in the world? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you make of China’s place in the world? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Ann Lee, a senior fellow at Demos. She also teaches graduate finance and economics at New York University and was formerly a professor at Peking University and Pace University
Web Resources:
Lijia Zhang, Guardian:China's Foxconn workers: from suicide threats to a trade union?
Reuter:China village rights in focus as new land grab sparks protest
Digital Trend: Foxconn chairman equates iPhone-creating workforce to animals
Margaret Brennan and Ye Xie, Bloomberg News: Roubini Sees ‘Significant’ 2012 Slowdown in Chinese Economy
Bloomberg News: LG Display China Strike Ends as Fresh Labor Protest Reported