ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |20 pages

1 Introduction

New opportunities, new sector, new firms

chapter |25 pages

4 Emerging Markets, Entrepreneurship And Uncertainty

The emergence of a private sector in China

chapter |27 pages

7 Localism And Entrepreneurship

History, identity and solidarity as factors of production

chapter |23 pages

8 Social Capital In China

The meaning of guanxi in Chinese business