Pyramid schemes in post-communist Albania wrecked the economy, sparked riots and helped to destroy the government.

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Likewise, the continued growth of the Chinese economy, and its ultimate ascendancy to the top of the global economic pyramid, will afford Chinese companies the opportunity to build a strong base in their home country that will position them to become globally dominant as well.

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Firms built on pyramid structures in which senior managers mentored larger numbers of employees below them suddenly found that, in a growing economy, they lacked the mentors needed to manage the army of new recruits.

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