The thesis of this book is that we can bring about fundamental change by borrowing ideas from foreign models of health care.
CICC, about 6% of domestic models were returned to the vendor for repairs, twice the rate for foreign models.
Even before this, the range of models offered by these foreign brands were quite limited in comparison to their local counterparts.
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Traditional models of giving, even foreign aid, still have their place in the world but their use is extremely limited.
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But foreign-based brands have equally appealing models coming, such as Nissan's Titan pickup, BMW's X3 compact Sport Utility Vehicle and Honda's as yet unnamed pickup-sport utility truck.
But foreign-based brands have equally appealing models coming, such as Nissan 's (nasdaq: NSANY - news - people ) Titan pickup, BMW's X3 compact Sport Utility Vehicle and Honda 's (nyse: HMC - news - people ) as yet unnamed pickup-sport utility truck.
The Chinese central government has decided to take on foreign brands and especially the luxury models in a direct manner.
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From 2003, for instance, the foreign partners will be allowed to decide what models to make in the plants, and may even take controlling stakes in their joint ventures.
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Under both models the management of emerging economies' foreign assets would be shifted increasingly to the private sector.
So far, most of the models produced have come from joint ventures with foreign manufacturers like General Motors and Volkswagen.
Meanwhile, those very same partners are designing and producing their own models independently of their joint ventures with the foreign companies.
If American policymakers are looking for legal models on which to base new laws restricting immigration and expelling foreign lawbreakers, they have a handy guide: the Mexican constitution.
High-priced foreign cars are relatively common but the most popular household appliances are inexpensive domestic models.
Of this total, 4.1 million, or 67%, were foreign brands, and 2.1 million, or 33%, were homegrown models.
Ford, for instance, exports car stereos made at a plant next to Sao Paulo airport and earns itself enough foreign currency to win the right to import its larger (European-made) models at lower tariffs.
The bearish foreign fund managers, pundits and analysts make be making a classic mistake of viewing China through their financial models.
While the general public may still look at the electric car as a novelty, its advocates see the coming wave of new models and stations as a big step toward eliminating this country's use of oil, especially foreign oil, and helping the planet.
New models need a make over to match Ford's line-up of new product as well as foreign imports.
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