Chinese Business Groups in Hong Kong and Political Change in South China, 1900-25 [electronic resource] /
Chung, Stephanie Po-yin.author.
Politics can be a profitable business as can be found in Republican era Canton amidst a politically fragmented China. Competing merchant groups in Hong Kong sought to finance the regional Canton government in return for financial concessions. This patronage system made commercial endeavours dependent on politics and embedded business in politics.
Cover; Contents; List of Maps and Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; A Note on Romanisation; 1 Introduction: Business and Politics; 2 An Immigrant Community and Its Leadership, 1841-1900; 3 Hong Kong Merchants in New China, 1900-11; 4 Finance and Politics in Guangdong, 1912-16; 5 Hong Kong Merchants and 'Canton for the Cantonese', 1917-23; 6 Military Confrontation and Retreat; 7 Conclusion: Business, Politics and Civil Society; Notes; Bibliography; Appendix 1 Major Chinese Businesses Registered in Hong Kong, 1880-1933; Appendix 2 Major Business Groups
Appendix 3 Major Business Cliques among the Overseas-Returned MigrantsGlossary; Index; 
"In association with St Antony's College, Oxford."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-170) and index.
Politics can be a profitable business as can be found in Republican era Canton amidst a politically fragmented China. Competing merchant groups in Hong Kong sought to finance the regional Canton government in return for financial concessions. This patronage system made commercial endeavours dependent on politics and embedded business in politics.
Asia-History.
Political science.
Business.
Asian History.
Political Science.
Business and Management, general.