Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Economic Development

Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Economic Development charts the activities of Western firms in China and Japan from the middle of the nineteenth century, when those countries were opened to foreign trade, until recently.
The organization of the Western business undertakings, the types of firms concerned and relations between the Westerners and the Japanese and Chinese economies are all discussed.
Among the economic activities covered are: merchant banking, finance, manufacturing, mining, shipping and domestic transport. A dominant theme is the contrast presented by China and Japan in their response to Western enterprise.

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Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Economic Development

Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Economic Development charts the activities of Western firms in China and Japan from the middle of the nineteenth century, when those countries were opened to foreign trade, until recently.
The organization of the Western business undertakings, the types of firms concerned and relations between the Westerners and the Japanese and Chinese economies are all discussed.
Among the economic activities covered are: merchant banking, finance, manufacturing, mining, shipping and domestic transport. A dominant theme is the contrast presented by China and Japan in their response to Western enterprise.

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Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Economic Development

Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Economic Development

Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Economic Development

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Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Economic Development charts the activities of Western firms in China and Japan from the middle of the nineteenth century, when those countries were opened to foreign trade, until recently.
The organization of the Western business undertakings, the types of firms concerned and relations between the Westerners and the Japanese and Chinese economies are all discussed.
Among the economic activities covered are: merchant banking, finance, manufacturing, mining, shipping and domestic transport. A dominant theme is the contrast presented by China and Japan in their response to Western enterprise.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781136502644
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 11/05/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 296
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

G.C. Allen, Audrey G. Donnithorne

Table of Contents

China; Part I The Course of Western Enterprise; Chapter II The Western Merchant in China; Chapter III The Organisation of the Export Trade: Tea and Silk; Chapter IV The Organisation of Export Trade: Miscellaneous Goods; Chapter V The Organisation of the Import Trade; Chapter VI Banking and Insurance; Chapter VII Western Shipping in China Waters; Chapter VIII Railways, Civil Aviation and Public Utilities; Chapter IX Mining; Chapter X The Factory Industries; Japan; Chapter XI The Modernisation of the Economy; Chapter XII The Western Merchant in Japan; Chapter XIII Banking and Communications; Chapter XIV Manufacturing Industry and Capital Investment; Chapter XV Summary and Conclusions;
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