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The Merchants of Zigong

- Industrial Entrepreneurship in Early Modern China

About The Merchants of Zigong

At the periphery of the Chinese empire, a group of innovative entrepreneurs built companies that dominated the Chinese salt trade and created thousands of jobs in the Sichuan region. This book challenges long-held beliefs that social structure, absence of modern banking, and cultural bias against business precluded industrial development in China.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780231135962
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 432
  • Published:
  • January 18, 2006
  • Dimensions:
  • 502x163x30 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 702 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: July 22, 2024

Description of The Merchants of Zigong

At the periphery of the Chinese empire, a group of innovative entrepreneurs built companies that dominated the Chinese salt trade and created thousands of jobs in the Sichuan region. This book challenges long-held beliefs that social structure, absence of modern banking, and cultural bias against business precluded industrial development in China.

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