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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785295403321

Autore

Faure David

Titolo

China and capitalism / / David Faure

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, c2006

Hong Kong : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2006

ISBN

988-220-669-7

1-282-70852-X

9786612708527

988-220-383-3

Edizione

[1st edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 pages)

Collana

Understanding China: new viewpoints on history and culture

Disciplina

330.951

338.70951

Soggetti

Capitalism - China - History

Business enterprises - China - History

China Economic conditions 1976-2000

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 - Introduction; 2 - The Sprouts of Capitalism; 3 - Why Did the Chinese Economy Lag Behind?; 4 - Company Law and the Emergence of the Modern Firm; 5 - The Responsibility System and Enterprise Reform; 6 - Conclusion; Notes; A Note on Further Reading for the Non-Chinese Reader; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book describes China's encounter with capitalism from the sixteenth century to the twentieth century. It poses poignant questions in simple language, guides the reader through a complex literature and presents a unique point of view.