SOME NUMBERS FROM CLASS NOTES FOR NEXT EXAM

623 BC.
Begin here on Wednesday march 12

compare Buddhism with Taoism and Confucianism

an important theoretical aspect of Buddhism
EVERYTHING IS EMPTINESS
NOTHING IS REAL
THE METAPHYSICAL
LIFE AFTER LIFE BY RAYMOND MOODY JR.

the meaning of Karma
CAUSE EFFECT
CAUSES EFECTS

the basic philosophical foundation of Buddhism
THE QI OR THE METAPHYSICAL

how a Buddhist would maximize his "profits"

OFFICIAL PRC DATA
NOT RELIABLE
WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE GOOD BUSINESS DECISIONS, YOU NEED
LOTS OF RELIABLE INFORMATION
BEGINNING 1949 – GROWTH EXAGERRATED
REAL GDP GROWTH ABOUT 13%/YEAR
GREAT LEAP FOWARD
1958 22.3% OFFICIAL GDP GROWTH; WHAT WAS IT ACTUALLY?

1966-76
5%/YEAR GROWTH IN REAL GDP
PRICES DOWN/ GDP UP
P DOWN Q UP è WHAT HAPPENED? MADE UP STATISTICS

1985 – ACCORDING TO USGOVERNMENT REPORT
SHENZHEN SEZ
IN FIRST 5 YEARS
$1.2 BILLION INVESTMENT
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THIS APPOVED INVESTMENT
ACTUAL INVESTMENT WAS 17%
.17*$1.2 BILLION = $204 MILLION
OF THIS AMOUNT 20% IN MANUFACTURING
$40.8 MILLION
FOUR MODERNIZATONS - ASIM
FROM JUNE 1978 TO JUNE 1983

IN 1997-1998
17% INCREASE IN REAL GDP
-2.1% IN ENERGY USE

LATEST – PRC STATE STATISTICS BUREAU COMPLAINING THAT PROVINCIAL DATA IS NOT RELIABLE
TEST UP TO HERE FROM THE END OF CONFUCIANIST THOUGHT OR STARTING FROM DAOIST THUGHT