Commerce and Capitalism in Chinese Societies: The Organisation of Chinese Economics

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Didication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
List of Illustrations......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 11
Introduction: Rethinking the economic sociology of East Asian capitalism......Page 14
Part I China\'s pre-industrial economy in comparative perspective......Page 32
1 Civilizations and the organization of economies......Page 34
2 Why no capitalism in China?......Page 63
3 Chinese consumption of  foreign commodities: A comparative perspective......Page 88
4 The importance of commerce in the organization of  China\'s late imperial economy......Page 106
Part II Chinese capitalism in Asia......Page 140
5 Hong Kong and the rise of capitalism in Asia......Page 142
6 Remaking the global economy: U.S. retailers and Asian manufacturers......Page 159
7 Reflexive manufavturing: Tsiwan\'s integration in the global economy......Page 197
8 Asian business networks in transition, or what Alan Greenspan does not known about the Asian financial crisis......Page 214
9 Reciprocity and control......Page 233
10 Competition and organization: A re-examination of Chinese business practices......Page 250
11 Ethnicity and capitalist development: The changing role of the Chinese in Thailand......Page 262
Bibliography......Page 282
Index......Page 319