World of the Dragon, The

Synopsis: Questions whether we should recognise non-western models of globalisation if we wish to understand what is happening in China and East Asia today, with Shanghai as an illustration of how China is being opened up. The flow of investment there is dominated by overseas Chinese entrepreneurs, especially those based in Hong Kong and Taiwan, elsewhere in East Asia and in Canada. Family networks dominate and these enable business to be conducted at a distance by trust and oblication. This allows oversease Chinese money to flow back into the villages and provinces with which the family has a connection.
Series: Shape of the World, The: Explorations in Human Geography, Course D215
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Geography
Keywords: business firms; China; human geography

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