China's Rational Entrepreneurs: The Development of the New Private Sector by Bar

Publisher Description

The ability of China's entrepreneurs to establish firms in the midst of a strangling bureaucratic system is a topic which demands attention not least because it forms the basis of China's economic development. Combining theoretical approaches with extensive fieldwork, China's Rational Entrepreneurs presents a fresh angle of analysis for understanding the behaviour of Chinese entrepreneurs and what kind of relations they have with local government in order to secure long-term business success.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction, Barbara Krug; Chapter 2 RATIONALITY AS A VARIABLE IN COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT THEORY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CHINESE VERSION, Gordon Redding; Chapter 3 ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY ALLIANCE, Barbara Krug, Judith Mehta; Chapter 4 EMERGING MARKETS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND UNCERTAINTY, Barbara Krug, László Pólos; Chapter 5 THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL, NETWORKS AND PROPERTY RIGHTS IN CHINA'S PRIVATIZATION PROCESS, Hans Hendrichke; Chapter 6 THE EVOLVING INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND CHINA'S STATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP, Jane Juckett; Chapter 7 LOCALISM AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, Goodman David S.G.; Chapter 8 SOCIAL CAPITAL IN CHINA, Gabriele Jacobs, Frank Belschak, Barbara Krug; Chapter 9 THE (SOMETIMES) RATIONAL APPROACH TO EMPIRICAL RESEARCH IN CHINA, Barbara Krug; APPENDIXIndex;

Review

'This is a salutary and successful analysis, in which theory is founded upon research.' - China Perspectives'This book is a timely contribution to the growing number of studies dealing with China's rapidly expanding private business sector. Throughout the book the authors use short-case studies of individual firms of entrepreneurs to bring their subject to life.' - The China Journal'This volume is an excellent contribution to the study of the Chinese private sector and it will provide an indispensable baseline for future efforts in this field.' - The China Journal

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'This is a salutary and successful analysis, in which theory is founded upon research.'- China Perspectives 'This book is a timely contribution to the growing number of studies dealing with China's rapidly expanding private business sector. Throughout the book the authors use short-case studies of individual firms of entrepreneurs to bring their subject to life.' -The China Journal 'This volume is an excellent contribution to the study of the Chinese private sector and it will provide an indispensable baseline for future efforts in this field.'-The China Journal

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