Chinese Capitalism in a Global Era: Towards a Hybrid Capitalism

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:	9781134390496
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/01/2004
Series:	Routledge Advances in International Political Economy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	2 MB

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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