Corporate behaviour and political risk

Description

"How do multinationals respond to political risk? Especially in non-Western countries, foreign investors are frequently confronted with political insecurity. This book takes a close look at the relationship between multinational corporations and political factors in early twentieth-century China, when political change in this country was highly dramatic. Revolutions and war tore apart many of the traditions of imperial China, and threatened the interests of foreign companies in one of the world's most promising markets." "This study focuses on the interests of Dutch firms and their response to political risk in China before the Pacific War. This includes very large corporations that are again active in the Chinese market today, such as Shell, Philips, Unilever, and ABN-Amro. Their behaviour in China up to 1941 is analysed and explained in order to gain a better understanding of the attitude of foreign investors towards political developments during a turbulent and formative phase in Chinese history."--BOOK JACKET.

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Series Statement

• Studies in overseas history -- 2
• CNWS publications -- vol. 102
• CNWS publications -- no. 102.

Other Editions

• Corporate behaviour and political risk: Dutch companies in China, 1903-1941Research School of Asian, African and Amerindian Studies, Leiden University2001-01-01
• Corporate behaviour and political riskResearch School CNWS2001-01-01