Alberto Forchielli

How Has The Economic Crisis Affected Europe?

The financial crisis has thrown Europe’s weaknesses and belated response to the contagion into the spotlight. The options for…

What Caused The Financial Crisis?

The financial crisis has been in full swing for four years now, but it had been brewing for some…

China’s New Leadership: Tested By Government

The spotlights of the XVIII CCP Congress were lit for the Party’s new leader, Xi Jinping. It was a…

China’s Social Awakening Forces Its Leadership To Make Specific Choices

Chinese children spend very little time outside playing with their friends. It is a widespread perception, stemming from daily…

Xi Jinping: The Challenge Of Innovation And Continuity

The most important challenge facing the new leadership under Xi Jinping is offering change while maintaining continuity. The 34…

How Will The 18th CCP Congress Affect Mandarin Capital?

What the new leadership lineup will say about the direction of political and economic reform in China is difficult to…

A Dual Challenge For Gao Jian: President Of Mandarin II And Tenure At University Of Bologna

In 2008, when ex-Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Jiang Zemin wrote an article for the University he frequented…

China's Short Term Economic Fix

China is injecting resources into its internal market, causing a rubber-band effect. Putting money in and then taking it…

China: More Social Housing Can Reboot The Real Estate Sector

The current state of China’s real estate sector presents contradictory assessments that are often difficult to understand. There has…

China Needs Urgent Reforms To Stem The Tide Of Capital Going Abroad

While China remains a powerful magnet for productive investment from abroad, its own capital also finds use beyond its…