EOE085 Sat, 29th Dec '18, 18.30-20.30

EOE085 Sat, 29th Dec '18, 18.30-20.30
https://eoesociety.blogspot.com/2018/12/eoe085-sat-29th-dec-18-1830-2030.html

location info: https://eoesociety.blogspot.com/2018/09/location-notice-eoe.html


1. Money in your purse
PayPal is thriving by defying conventional wisdom
The company’s “refounder” boss saved it from conflict and possible irrelevance
https://www.economist.com/business/2018/12/15/paypal-is-thriving-by-defying-conventional-wisdom


2. Schumpeter
China's private sector faces an advance by the state
Capacity cuts in steel and coal have hurt entrepreneurs more than state firms
https://www.economist.com/business/2018/12/08/chinas-private-sector-faces-an-advance-by-the-state

supplementary for 2nd article (not mandatory, so don't be scared. just read these if you have enough time)

Seeking salvation
2.1. Forty years after Deng opened China, reformist are cowed
Some wonder whether Donal Trump's tariffs might help their cause 
https://www.economist.com/china/2018/12/08/forty-years-after-deng-opened-china-reformists-are-cowed
- point in case: which sector can be attributed to the economic success of China, private companies or government tempering and guiding the forces of capitalism?

guo jin min tui - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guo_jin_min_tui
guo jin min tui - WSJ
https://schott.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/guo-jin-min-tui/