This paper proposes the uses of the global economic crisis smash effect simulator as a theoretical framework to evaluate the final effects of any global financial crisis on the world economy. We present different scenarios and results according to different levels of devastation that the global...

Preface: The umbrella king -- How "Mao's China" became the "factory to the world" -- Taiwan's "economic miracle" -- "Second spring" : Taiwan's traditional manufacturers discover mainland China -- From SME to ODM : Taiwan's integration into global manufacturing networks -- The 1990s : from...