Confucian Capitalism Discourse, Practice and the Myth of Chinese Enterprise Chinese Worlds Series
Auteur : Yao Souchou
The discourse of Confucian Capitalism has been crucial in shaping our understanding of the brilliant economic successes of the Chinese diaspora all over the world. From this perspective, hard work, family values, and communal cohesion, as well as business practices based on sentiment, trust, and social networks, are the legendary means of explaining the wealth and commercial talent of these remarkable people. The book examines the subject of Chinese business' by exposing the enduring myth about the determining effects of these values and practices supposedly derived from Confucianism. Such myth relies on an ahistorical and essentialised notion of Chinese Culture', and brings into focus three sites of controversy: the economically driven Chinese subject, work-place relations characterised by consensus and cultural sharing, and an operating ethos of collectivist, pre-capitalist sociality.
In its interrogation of the discourse of Confucian capitalism, it is the aim of this book to arrive at a critically informed and socially realistic understanding of Chinese business. The author combines abstract analysis with examples from anthropological fieldwork among Chinese traders in Sarawak, East Malaysia. By anchoring theoretical discussion to real case-studies, the multi-disciplinary approach of this book offers a useful insight into Chinese business activities, and contributes to current debates in cultural studies, economic anthropology, the economic performance of overseas Chinese, and neo-Confucian societies more generally.
Date de parution : 10-2002
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 03-2015
15.6x23.4 cm
Thèmes de Confucian Capitalism :
Mots-clés :
chinese; enterprise; traders; provision; shop; immigrant; family; business; whi; entrepreneurs; Confucian Capitalism; Gold Fish; Young Man; Chinese Family Business; Jungle Township; Chinese Family Firm; Chinese Business Networks; Guanxi Transactions; Guanxi Relationships; Social Reproduction; Chinese Towkays; Chinese Business World; Guanxi Capitalism; Chinese Enterprise; Modern Family; Immigrant Enterprise; Kan Dian; Social Economic Disadvantages; Guanxi Exchange; Chinese Familism; Oral History Department; Western Liberal Capitalism; Women's Labour Power; Outpost Town; Long Houses