Great Expectations Or Lost Horizons?

<正>Over April and into May this year I traveled to speak about China across Eastern,Southern and Northern Europe.What were the common observations that struck me across all those very different economies?Firstly,all are interested and intrigued by the possibilities of greater involvement with China.Serbia,Greece and Latvia have all heard of,and are trying to work out the meaning of,the Belt and Road Initiative.The Greek     

Goals for a Global Economy

正The annual work conference on China’s economy was convened in Beijing in mid-December 2016. The outcomes are important for two reasons: the huge unpredictability in the current global political and economic situation, and the preparations being made for the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in late 2017.On the overall assessment of where China now stands, the economic front is deemed as being OK.     

BritainandBrexit:AnyClearer?

<正>The UK Government sets the stage for the nation’s high-risk gamble to unfold After months of enigmatic silence,British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced how her government plans to manage Britain’s exit from the European Union(EU)following the nation’s referendum on June 23 last year.     

BELT AND ROAD DIPLOMACY

正China’s proactive and communicative foreign policy stance works within the global system In the era since China’s accession to the World Trade Organization(WTO)in2001,the country’s boom in productivity has brought massive benefits in terms of delivering prosperity and material wealth to the Chinese people,and indeed through GDP growth contributions to the outside     

The Delta Dental case: "Fair procedure" comes to managed care. Delta Dental Plan of California v. Banasky

All providers contemplating managed care contracts, both individual and institutional, should carefully review the health plans' internal administrative review and dispute resolution procedures before making their decisions, especially if the contracts will represent significant income for the provider. While there may be judicial recourse in California and in other states that adopt the holding in Delta Dental, in other states providers may well be held to the health plans' internal administrative decisions as a matter of contractual agreement. Health plans should also review their own policies and procedures for adequacy under applicable state law. The health care community will not know the full extent of Delta Dental's implications until later cases area decided, but for now it seems certain that another wave of change in this area is just beginning.