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Word: qiang (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1980
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...particularly unpleasant feature of life is what the Chinese call qiang xing da pei, or forced distribution. It means simply that if one wants to buy a particular "item in a store, the clerk, who is eager for a productivity bonus, may insist on the purchase of an additional, slower-moving item as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Rise of a Model Bureaucrat | 9/22/1980 | See Source »

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