Chinese Capitalism in a Global Era: Towards a Hybrid Capitalism / Edition 1

by Henry Wai-Chung Yeung

Overview

Chinese Capitalism in a Global Era examines the dynamic ways in which millions of ethinic Chinese in East and Southeast Asian economies organize their economic activities. It analyses how Chinese capitalism has changed under conditions of contemporary globalization and anticipates what the future holds for it. The book challenges the conventional notion of Chinese cpitalism as 'crony capitalism', based around kinship networks and untouched by globalization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415309899
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/13/2003
Series:	Routledge Advances in International Political Economy , #12
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1550L (what's this?)

About the Author

Henry Wai-chung Yeung is Associate Professor at the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore. He is the recipient of the Commonwealth Fellowship and the Fulbright Foreign Research Award. His previous publications include Transnational Corporations and Business Networks and Entrepreneurship and the Internationalization of Asian Firms.

Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Figures Preface 1. Hybrid capitalism: demystifying Chinese capitalism 2. The dynamics of Chinese capitalism: globalization and actor-networks 3. The internationalization of Chinese capitalism 4. Transnational entrepreneurship 5. Transformations in social organization 6. Changing corporate governance and strategic management 7. The future of Chinese capitalism Notes Appendix References Index

Editorial Reviews

'The book is very wide-ranging and eclectic in its coverage, and contains many interesting insights into a contemporary issue of enormous potential relevance.' -Enrivonment and Planning

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