Business Environment: Letter from Davos - Asia Rising
In Britain, the term "Asian" refers to the Indian Subcontinent and its peoples whilst in the USA "Asian" means Oriental. And yet when the British talk of "Asian Values," it means - as JP Lehmann says - essentially Confusionist Values and everyone thinks of certain Oriental countries when using the term "Asian Tigers." In this Letter from Davos, Lehmann explains why the confusion must be addressed.
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