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Dragon In A Three-Piece Suit - The Emergence Of Capitalism In China

by Doug Guthrie
RM22.69 MYR
Dragon In A Three-Piece Suit - The Emergence Of Capitalism In China - Thryft
Dragon In A Three-Piece Suit - The Emergence Of Capitalism In China - Thryft

China's economic evolution captured in-depth.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex history and dynamics of China's economic transition to capitalism. Guthrie provides a detailed analysis of how state control and traditional cultural norms have impacted the development of Chinese firms and society as a whole. His interviews with key players and firsthand experience provide a unique perspective that sheds light on the challenges and opportunities in the Chinese business world. Overall, this book is insightful and informative, making it a valuable resource for academics, policymakers, and business professionals alike.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Dragon In A Three-Piece Suit - The Emergence Of Capitalism In China

by Doug Guthrie
RM22.69 MYR
ISBN: 9780691004921
Authors: Doug Guthrie
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date of Publication: 1999-07-12
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Business, Economics, Sociology
Related Topics: Finance, Politics, Management, Economics, Society, Sociology, Social Issues
Goodreads rating: 3.25
(rated by 8 readers)

Description

Dragon in a Three-Piece Suit is an innovative sociological examination of what is perhaps the main engine of economic reform in China, the large industrial firm. Doug Guthrie, who spent more than a year in Shanghai studying firms, interviewing managers, and gathering data on firms' performance and practices, provides the first detailed account of how these firms have been radically transformed since the mid-1980s.Guthrie shows that Chinese firms are increasingly imitating foreign firms in response both to growing contact with international investors and to being cut adrift from state support. Many firms, for example, are now less likely to use informal hiring practices, more likely to have formal grievance filing procedures, and more likely to respect international institutions, such as the Chinese International Arbitration Commission. Guthrie argues that these findings support the de-linking of Western trade policy from human rights, since it is clear that economic engagement leads to constructive reform. Yet Guthrie also warns that reform in China is not a process of inevitable Westernization or of managers behaving as rational, profit-maximizing agents. Old habits, China's powerful state administration, and the hierarchy of the former command economy will continue to have profound effects on how firms act and how they adjust to change.With its combination of rigorous argument and uniquely rich detail, this book gives us the most complete picture yet of Chinese economic reform at the crucial level of the industrial firm.
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China's economic evolution captured in-depth.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex history and dynamics of China's economic transition to capitalism. Guthrie provides a detailed analysis of how state control and traditional cultural norms have impacted the development of Chinese firms and society as a whole. His interviews with key players and firsthand experience provide a unique perspective that sheds light on the challenges and opportunities in the Chinese business world. Overall, this book is insightful and informative, making it a valuable resource for academics, policymakers, and business professionals alike.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.