1st Edition

Multinationals, Globalisation and Indigenous Firms in China

By Chunhang Liu Copyright 2009
208 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book considers the impact of multinational companies in China on the Chinese economy and on indigenous firms in China. It shows how the global business environment has undergone profound changes since the early 1990s, leading to an explosion of merger and acquisitions activity and consequent unprecedented degrees of concentration in many industries at a global level. It discusses the effects... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Multinational Corporation and Third World Development  3. Introducing the Context: Recent Changes in Global Business Structure  4. Aerospace  5. Retail  6. Softdrinks  7. Summary Research Findings 

Biography

Chunhang Liu is Associate Professor and Director of the China Industry Development Research Centre at Beijing University, China. He is also Senior Research Associate in the Centre of Development Studies at the University of Cambridge.