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This book interrogates the Confucian capitalism thesis which dominates the approach to Chinese business behaviour in management and social sciences.

Based on information collected through fieldwork interviews and documentary research through the Chinese and Western language presses, this book analyzes one of the most important reforms implemented in China - the rural tax and fee reform.

The Chinese overseas have long been relevant to China, especially to" qiaoxiang", and vice-versa. "Qiaoxiang "refers to regions from where emigrants migrated overseas, where there are therefore ties with Chinese communities overseas. This book examines both China and the Chinese overseas in relation to "qioaxiang".

This collection of essays by and about Wang Gungwu brings together some of Wang's most recent and representative writing about the ethnic Chinese outside China, giving the reader a deeper understanding of his views on migration, identity, nationalism and culture, all key issues in modern Asia's transformation.