"LEATHER BELTS, LEATHER belts, big bargain price!" shouted Chen Zhong, hoisting a fistful of the articles in question on the edge of Ritan Park in Beijing. Chen (not his real name) is one of China's new entrepreneurs -- but hardly by choice. A year ago, he was laid off by the state-owned leather factory where he worked for more than 25 years and was given a stipend of $10.50 a month, less than half his previous salary and not enough to support / his family of four. The leather plant is half shut and bankrupt because it cannot find a market...
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