Yuwa Hedrick-Wong

Evil lurks in the dark shadows of the bucolic landscape of Salt Spring Island. Kim Ramsden, a young man with a bright future, was found drowned in the tranquil waters of Burgoyne Bay. Kim's friend Shaunna Duncan refused to believe he had committed suicide. She knew Kim had happily worked and saved money to study medicine at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Shaunna, a personal fitness instructor on Salt Spring Island, was convinced that Kim was murdered and was determined to find the culprit. She knew she couldn't do it alone, and luckily, several of her close friends were prepared to help. Together, they formed an unlikely group of detectives, each talented in different ways, and collectively proved to be up to the task. They uncovered a devious scheme of financial fraud, battled a drug-smuggling crime gang, and tracked down Kim's murderer. Many of the Salt Spring Islanders, including some of Shaunna's elderly clients, helped her in their unique ways, including a vital clue that emerged due to her kindness to a lonely old man.

Evil lurks in the dark shadows of the bucolic landscape of Salt Spring Island. Kim Ramsden, a young man with a bright future, was found drowned in the tranquil waters of Burgoyne Bay. Kim's friend Shaunna Duncan refused to believe he had committed suicide. She knew Kim had happily worked and saved money to study medicine at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Shaunna, a personal fitness instructor on Salt Spring Island, was convinced that Kim was murdered and was determined to find the culprit. She knew she couldn't do it alone, and luckily, several of her close friends were prepared to help. Together, they formed an unlikely group of detectives, each talented in different ways, and collectively proved to be up to the task. They uncovered a devious scheme of financial fraud, battled a drug-smuggling crime gang, and tracked down Kim's murderer. Many of the Salt Spring Islanders, including some of Shaunna's elderly clients, helped her in their unique ways, including a vital clue that emerged due to her kindness to a lonely old man.

Inclusive growth ensures the benefits of a growing economy extend to all segments of society. Unleashing people’s economic potential starts with connecting them to the vital networks that power the modern economy. Implementing inclusive growth is a means of democratizing productivity and it is essential to reduce the widening gap between the wealthy and the poor in both developed and developing economies. This book arose out of a research partnership between the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and Singapore Management University (SMU). It demonstrates the logic of inclusive growth, explaining its principles and the enabling models that define it. It also examines the means to creatively address financial and social inclusion and thus improve social equality. The focus is to provide basic rights for all in society to access and participate in the vital networks of services and know-how that are the indispensable enablers of increasing productivity in modern economic production. Business, government, and civil society must devise implement effective initiatives so that inclusive growth is achieved through the global democratization of productivity. Inclusive Growth: The Global Challenges of Social Inequality and Financial Inclusion will appeal to researchers and faculty in management and business schools, leaders with a moral and ethical sense of social responsibility, as well as academics interested in economics, economic policy, and economic development.

China burst onto the world stage in the mid-1980s and in the past decade has been transformed into a giant magnet for FDI, attracting capital from all over the world. Everyone wants a piece of the China action. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the region of Southeast Asia, tucked as it is geographically beneath China's southern flank. Much of the FDI inflow into China has been at the expense of Southeast Asia. But this has been offset by new opportunities created through China's rapid economic expansion. This book provides an insightful and objective analysis on how to be successful in China, especially for Singapore businessmen. The authors have eloquently distilled several important lessons that have become apparent for business success in China.