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A New Agenda for Research on the Trajectory of Chinese Capitalism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2015

Neil Fligstein  and
Jianjun Zhang
Neil Fligstein
Affiliation:
University of California, USA
Jianjun Zhang
Affiliation:
Peking University, China
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Abstract

This article sets a new agenda for research on the trajectory of Chinese capitalism. We first critically review the conflicting views on the causes of China's economic development. Then we suggest that insights from the comparative capitalism and economic sociology literatures can provide theoretical tools to understand the critical features of Chinese capitalism in a more systematic manner. The comparative capitalism literature can help us understand how Chinese capitalism resembles or differs from other varieties of capitalism in terms of the relationships between government, firms, and workers. The literature on economic sociology provides insights about how particular markets have evolved and become stabilized. We use these perspectives to suggest a set of possible research agendas for studying Chinese capitalism.

Keywords

Chinese developmentcomparative capitalismeconomic sociologyresearch agenda中国的发展比较资本主义经济社会学研究议程
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Forum Articles
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Management and Organization Review , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , March 2011 , pp. 39 - 62
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Copyright © International Association for Chinese Management Research 2011

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