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Entrepreneurship and the West in East Asian Economic and Business History

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2012

Yen-p'ing Hao
Yen-p'ing Hao
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Professor of History, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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The nations of East Asia share a common cultural heritage, but there is a marked difference in their adaptation to the modern world. During the past century Japan has been distinguished by enormous economic development, while China has experienced profound political turmoil. East Asian historiography reflects this trend. One can compile an outstanding bibliography on economic growth in Japan, and Japan's recent challenge to American business has prompted scholars to probe more subtly the business organization and managerial practices of that country. As for China, although there are numerous studies on political revolution, there are only a few studies on business history. This special issue of the Business History Review has helped to fill this gap in scholarship.

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Business History Review , Volume 56 , Issue 2: East Asian Business History , Summer 1982 , pp. 149 - 154
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Copyright © The President and Fellows of Harvard College 1982

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