Business Networks in East Asian Capitalisms: Enduring Trends, Emerging Patterns builds on the foundational studies conducted in the 1990s by gathering contemporary empirical and theoretical chapters which explore these themes in a comparative perspective.
The book includes contributions from authors working on the relationship between personal and business networks in countries including China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand.
Authors emphasize enduring trends in social and business networks and/or track new emerging patterns, both within East Asian nations or between East Asia and other regions such as Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
1. Chapter 1: Key Debates in Business Networks in East Asian Capitalisms: An Introduction - p. xxiii 2. Chapter 2: The Historical Development of East Asian Business Networks: Trade, Colonialism, and the State - p. 14 3. Part 1: Business Networks in China and Hong Kong - p. 39 4. Chapter 3: Bank of China International in Hong Kong: Social Status and Network Access - p. 39 5. Chapter 4: Business to Government Networks in Resource Acquisition: The Case of Chinese Private Enterprises - p. 67 6. Chapter 5: Business Networks and the Emergence of Guanxi Capitalism in China: The Role of the ‘Invisible Hand’ - p. 91 7. Chapter 6: The Networking Strategies of the Jebsens and Chinese Merchants in the Late 19th and the Early 20th Centuries - p. 118 8. Part 2: Business Networks in Japan and Korea - p. 140 9. Chapter 7: Business Networks in Japan: The Impact of Exposure to Overseas Markets - p. 140 10. Chapter 8: Can Informal Networks Positively Influence Economic Growth and Development? The Case of South Korean Yongo Networks - p. 170 11. Part 3: Business Networks in South East Asia - p. 188 12. Chapter 9: Chinese Capitalisms in Southeast Asia: Diverging Institutional Legacies of Southeast Asian Chinese Business Communities - p. 188 13. Chapter 10: Business Networks in Thailand: Import Substitution, Export Oriented, and Expansion in AEC - p. 209 14. Chapter 11: Business Networks and Varieties of Capitalism in Thailand: Adding the Context of History, Political Structures, and Social and Cultural Values - p. 233 15. Chapter 12: Social Capital and the Social Context of Business Networks: The Case of Thailand - p. 268 16. Chapter 13: Business Networks in Myanmar: Kjei zu, Corrosion and Reform - p. 288 17. Chapter 14: The Network-Based Economy in Vietnam: Business Networks in Context and Over Time - p. 306 18. Chapter 15: Conclusion: Making Sense of Enduring Trends and Emerging Patterns in Business Networks in East Asian Capitalisms - p. 329 19. Index - p. 351
Business Networks in East Asian Capitalisms: Enduring Trends, Emerging Patterns builds on the foundational studies conducted in the 1990s by gathering contemporary empirical and theoretical chapters which explore these themes in a comparative perspective.
The book includes contributions from authors working on the relationship between personal and business networks in countries including China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand.
Authors emphasize enduring trends in social and business networks and/or track new emerging patterns, both within East Asian nations or between East Asia and other regions such as Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
1. Chapter 1: Key Debates in Business Networks in East Asian Capitalisms: An Introduction - p. xxiii 2. Chapter 2: The Historical Development of East Asian Business Networks: Trade, Colonialism, and the State - p. 14 3. Part 1: Business Networks in China and Hong Kong - p. 39 4. Chapter 3: Bank of China International in Hong Kong: Social Status and Network Access - p. 39 5. Chapter 4: Business to Government Networks in Resource Acquisition: The Case of Chinese Private Enterprises - p. 67 6. Chapter 5: Business Networks and the Emergence of Guanxi Capitalism in China: The Role of the ‘Invisible Hand’ - p. 91 7. Chapter 6: The Networking Strategies of the Jebsens and Chinese Merchants in the Late 19th and the Early 20th Centuries - p. 118 8. Part 2: Business Networks in Japan and Korea - p. 140 9. Chapter 7: Business Networks in Japan: The Impact of Exposure to Overseas Markets - p. 140 10. Chapter 8: Can Informal Networks Positively Influence Economic Growth and Development? The Case of South Korean Yongo Networks - p. 170 11. Part 3: Business Networks in South East Asia - p. 188 12. Chapter 9: Chinese Capitalisms in Southeast Asia: Diverging Institutional Legacies of Southeast Asian Chinese Business Communities - p. 188 13. Chapter 10: Business Networks in Thailand: Import Substitution, Export Oriented, and Expansion in AEC - p. 209 14. Chapter 11: Business Networks and Varieties of Capitalism in Thailand: Adding the Context of History, Political Structures, and Social and Cultural Values - p. 233 15. Chapter 12: Social Capital and the Social Context of Business Networks: The Case of Thailand - p. 268 16. Chapter 13: Business Networks in Myanmar: Kjei zu, Corrosion and Reform - p. 288 17. Chapter 14: The Network-Based Economy in Vietnam: Business Networks in Context and Over Time - p. 306 18. Chapter 15: Conclusion: Making Sense of Enduring Trends and Emerging Patterns in Business Networks in East Asian Capitalisms - p. 329 19. Index - p. 351
