Word: expansionism
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It's also expanding in less-developed western regions like Xinjiang and eastern ones like Inner Mongolia, where the company is building its 39th Chinese bottling plant. Bold moves in a downturn? Maybe, but then again, there's precedent. In the 1930s, Coke broke in to 20 new countries and...
The growth-focused model that Deng established in China 30 years ago has given Coke a reasonably stable platform to manage its expansion. "We know exactly where we are going," Jackson explains. "The government says, 'We'll urbanize 20 million people this year, and we'll do it sustainably through...
Furthermore, a larger number of representatives with smaller constituencies and narrower interests would increase the potential for pork-barrel spending and inefficiency. Members of the House, in order to curry favor with their constituencies, generally try to direct federal funding toward their own districts through earmarks in legislation. It follows...
Paul Berkeley, who is a member of the mayor-appointed group, said that he thought the grant program’s initial round had been successful. He added that in this second round, the Fund would again target groups that deliver services or programs benefiting the North Allston-Brighton community?...
The roots of Reaganism run deep, and those against a government-sponsored plan shout loudest. People who do want to expand coverage and cut costs—and quite possibly truly want to help their fellow citizens—are still hesitant to support the expansion of Washington�...