1st Edition

Greater China Political Economy, Inward Investment and Business Culture

Edited By Mark Lewis, Chris Rowley Copyright 1996

    A critical analysis of the reasons underlying the emergence of the Asia Pacific as an economic superpower and the need for judicious evaluation of the likely shape and character of the region's future development. The aim of this collection is to illuminate key areas of debate concerning the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan here collectively referred to as Greater China in the belief that the destiny of the Pacific Rim as a whole will be decisively influenced by economic and political developments in this particular region.

    Greater China at the crossroads? - convergence, culture and competitiveness, Chris Rowley and Mark Lewis; the political economy of Greater China, Tsang Shu-Ki; foreign direct investment in China - an examination of the literature, Stefan Kaiser, David A. Kiby and Yin Fang; inequality, inflation and their impact on China's investment in the 1990s and beyond, Zhao Xiaobin Simon and Tong S.P. Christopher; Hermes revisited - a replication of Hofstede's study in Hong Kong and the UK, Sid Lowe; Culture's consequence for management in Hong Kong, Sid Lowe.

    Biography

    Mark Lewis, Chris Rowley