This title was first published in 2000: The Asian financial crisis and its aftermath provide a crucible in which Chinese diaspora capitalism has been tested, and a prism through which its strengths and weaknesses may be seen in a different light. The papers collected in this volume are in many ways still tentative. Some represent work-in-progress reports on as yet uncompleted research. In other cases, outcomes explored are still unclear or have not even yet fully unfolded. The aim is to focus on the consquences for diaspora Chinese capitalists and to start trying to identify losers and winners in the new landscape, re-evaluating their business culture, strategies and modes of operation, and their likely future direction and potential. The book begins by setting the scene for the Asian crisis and the achievements of the "Asian miracle". It then goes on to examine the causes of the financial crash, the firms that were able to ride the crisis, the Taiwanese economy as a whole, the fortunes of diaspora ventures in China, the small and medium enterprises at the heart of Chinese diaspora capitalism, the impact of the crisis on large Chinese business groups, and finally, the book debunks the theory that the rise of East Asia was initiated by Japan.

List of Tables and Figures, List of Contributors, Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction, 2. Chinese Diaspora Capitalism on the Eve of the Crisis, 3. The East Asian Financial Crash: Causes and Consequences, 4. Mismatch at the Interface: Asian Capitalisms and the Crisis, 5. Managing Crisis in a Globalising Era: The Case of Chinese Business Firms from Singapore, 6. Networks and Strategies in Taiwanese Business, 7. Diaspora Chinese Enterprises in Guangdong - Problems and Government Responses During the Asian Financial Crisis 8. Responses to the Crisis: Network Production, Diversification and Transnationalism, 9. Weathering the Storm: Structural Changes in the Chinese Diaspora Economy, 10. The Irrelevance of Japan