The Shanghai Capitalists and the Nationalist Government, 1927-1937 / Parks M. Coble, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coble, Parks M. Jr., author.

Series:

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 94.

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 94

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business and politics.

Capitalists and financiers.

China--Politics and government--1912-1949.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Distribution:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1980.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Harvard University Asia Center, 1980.

Summary:

A common generalization about the Nationalist Government in China during the 1927-1937 decade has been that Chiang Kai-shek's regime was closely allied with the capitalists in Shanghai. This book brings to light a different picture--that Nanking sought to control the capitalists politically, to prevent them from having a voice in the political structure, and to milk the wealth of the urban economy for government coffers. This study documents major political conflicts between the capitalists and the government and demonstrates that the regime gradually suppressed the main organizations of the capitalists and gained control of many of their financial and industrial enterprises. This is the first systematic examination of the political role of the Shanghai capitalists during the Nanking decade. A number of related issues--the operation of the government bond market, the role of the Shanghai underworld and its ties to Chiang Kai-shek, the personalities and policies of key government officials such as TV. Soong and H.H. Kung, the Japanese attempt to control the economic policies of the Nanking government, and the growth of "bureaucratic capitalism"--are brought into focus.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Parks M. Coble Jr.

Introduction / Parks M. Coble Jr.

Origins and Development of the Shanghai Capitalists / Parks M. Coble Jr.

The Arrival of the Kuomintang in Shanghai, 1927-1928 / Parks M. Coble Jr.

T. V. Soong's Policy of Cooperation with the Shanghai Capitalists / Parks M. Coble Jr.

Financial Aspects of T.V. Soong's Policy / Parks M. Coble Jr.

T. V. Soong and the Shanghai Bankers, 1931-1933 / Parks M. Coble Jr.

The Silver Crisis and Economic Depression in China / Parks M. Coble Jr.

H. H. Kung and the Shanghai Financiers / Parks M. Coble Jr.

Nanking and the Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Capitalists, 1934-1937 / Parks M. Coble Jr.

Conclusion / Parks M. Coble Jr.

Abbreviations Used in Notes / Parks M. Coble Jr.

Notes / Parks M. Coble Jr.

Bibliography / Parks M. Coble Jr.

Glossary / Parks M. Coble Jr.

Index / Parks M. Coble Jr.

Harvard East Asian Monographs / Parks M. Coble Jr.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record

Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-337) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-68417-227-6

OCLC:

567640858

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684172276 DOI