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        Advertising:                   Biotechnology, 65–66
          in low-cost business model, 139  BIS (see Bank for International
          as offensive strategy, 125–126  Settlements)
          by Uniqlo, 147               Blanchard, Olivier, 28
        Affiliation, 156               Boards of directors, 165, 166
        “The Aftermath of Financial Crises”  Bond, Andy, 53, 54
            (Carmen M. Reinhart and    Booth Business School, Chicago, 168
            Kenneth S. Rogoff), 29     Borrowers, creditworthiness of, 7–8
        AkzoNobel, 98                  Brazil, 4, 159
        Aldi, 53, 121                  BRIC countries, 159
        Arcandor, 64                   Brown, Gordon, 167
        Asahi Breweries, 121, 129–130  Bubbles:
        Asda, 53                        asset, 9, 10
        Attrition management, 156       housing, 6–9, 11–12
        Auerbach, Alan, 39             Burger King, 133
        Australia:                     Business models:
          protectionism in, 45          deconstruction, 142–143
          trade deficit of, 25          flexible, 103–104
        Automotive industry, 78–84      innovation in, 138–148
                                        low-cost, 139–141
        Bank for International Settlements  need for changes in, 63–64
            (BIS), 47, 51               for new businesses, 143–146
        Bank of England Monetary Policy  for retailing, during Lost Decade in
            Committee, 67                 Japan, 120
        Banks:                          to sell services/outcomes instead of
          crisis in, 12–17                products, 141–142
          current status of, 17–19      of Uniqlo, 146–148
          and IMF estimates of write-offs,   Business protection strategies, 96–104
            12–13                       drive down costs, 98–103
          failure of, 165               maintain flexible business model,
          during Great Depression, 85     103–104
          nationalization of, 58
          as principals in global capital   Canada, 45
            markets, 9–12              Capital, definition of, 16
          and protectionism, 47        “Cash for clunkers” programs, 106
        Barriers to trade, 44          Cash position:
        Beer industry, in Japan, 129–130  protecting, 91–93


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