Divergent hybrid capitalisms in China: Hong Kong and Taiwanese electronics clusters in Dongguan

Economic Geography

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 395-420

  Yang, Chun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Business systems; China; Electronics clusters; Global production networks; Hong Kong and Taiwanese investments; Hybrid capitalisms

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FIRM SIZE; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION;

ASIA; CHINA; DONGGUAN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; HONG KONG; TAIWAN;

EID: 38549123848     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-8287.2007.tb00380.x     Document Type: Article

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