Losing Control
Losing Control
“Even to a rather naive fourteen-year-old saxophonist, the denial of economic freedoms in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, was fairly obvious. Western goods could be purchased only in so-called ‘tourist shops’, using foreign currency. Not surprisingly, the black-market exchange rate was far more favourable from a British point of view than the official rate. Bulgarians regarded East German Praktica cameras as the best in the world, seemingly unaware of the growing international dominance of Japanese b...rands like Canon, Nikon and Pentax. And one youth was particularly keen to purchase my Levis, even though I was wearing them at the time, making me a financial offer I was almost unable to refuse. In hindsight it was obvious that the collapse of Soviet Communism would lead to a very different kind of global economy.
In 2007, I was in Shanghai for a conference. I was lucky enough to be staying at the Grand Hyatt hotel. It’s located on the 53rd through to the 87th floors of the Jin Mao Tower, which at the time was the tallest building in China and, indeed, one of the tallest buildings in the world.MoreLess
In 2007, I was in Shanghai for a conference. I was lucky enough to be staying at the Grand Hyatt hotel. It’s located on the 53rd through to the 87th floors of the Jin Mao Tower, which at the time was the tallest building in China and, indeed, one of the tallest buildings in the world.MoreLess
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