The business of lobbying in China / Scott Kennedy.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Kennedy, Scott, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Industrial policy--China.
• Lobbying--China.
• Business and politics--China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based on over 300 in-depth interviews with company executives, business association representatives, and government officials, this study identifies a wide range of national economic policies influenced by lobbying, including taxes, technical standards, and intellectual property rights. These findings have significant implications for how we think about Chinese politics and economics, as well as government-business relations in general.

Contents:

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• List of Tables and Figure
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• 1 Introduction: The Puzzle of Lobbying in China
• 2 Organizing Business in China
• 3 The Steel Industry: Walking on One Leg
• 4 The Consumer Electronics Industry: Sending Mixed Signals
• 5 The Software Industry: Approaching Pluralism
• 6 Conclusion: China's Political Economies
• Appendix: Case Selection and Interviews
• Notes
• Index

Notes:

• Originally published: 2005.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-247) and index.

ISBN:

• 9780674039490
• 0674039491

OCLC:

1013947885