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Trade and Technology Networks in the Chinese Textile Industry
Carles Braso Broggi
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Description for Trade and Technology Networks in the Chinese Textile Industry
Hardback. Trade and technology networks developed in the Yangzi Delta in the early twentieth century. The complexities of the machinery trade and the fragmentation of the Chinese market drove them to rely on foreign trade, surviving in wartime Shanghai and in postwar Hong Kong. These networks were the pioneers of the reform and opening up process in China. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBTK; KCK; KCLT; KNDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
The aim of this book is to track the historical origins of China’s economic reforms. From the 1920s and 1930s strong ties were built between Chinese textile industrialists and foreign machinery importers in Shanghai and the Yangzi Delta. Despite the fragmentation of China, the contribution of these networks to the modernization of the country was important and longstanding. Facing the challenge of growing in a fragmented country, Chinese textile firms such as Dafeng, Dacheng and Lixin focused on urban markets and also on importing technology for upgrading their production. When the war against Japan blocked trade routes inside China, these ... Read more
The aim of this book is to track the historical origins of China’s economic reforms. From the 1920s and 1930s strong ties were built between Chinese textile industrialists and foreign machinery importers in Shanghai and the Yangzi Delta. Despite the fragmentation of China, the contribution of these networks to the modernization of the country was important and longstanding. Facing the challenge of growing in a fragmented country, Chinese textile firms such as Dafeng, Dacheng and Lixin focused on urban markets and also on importing technology for upgrading their production. When the war against Japan blocked trade routes inside China, these ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Number of Pages
221
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137494047
SKU
V9781137494047
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Carles Braso Broggi
Carles Braso Broggi is Assistant Professor at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain.
Reviews for Trade and Technology Networks in the Chinese Textile Industry
“Using well-preserved firm documents, the author describes a trade and technology network that was essential to Chinese firms in the early twentieth century. … Scholars interested in business history and Chinese history would find the book inspiring and engaging.” (Cong Liu, The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 77 (2), June, 2017)