Commodifying Communism: Business, Trust, and Politics in a Chinese City

Abstract

Introduction 1. Orientation of the study 2. Institutional commodification: concepts and categories of analysts Part I. Instituted Processes of Commercial Clientelism: 3. The structure of commercial opportunity of Xiamen 4. Symbiotic transactions between private firms and public units 5. Enhancing expectations: the social organization of contracts 6. Entrepreneurial paths and capital: personal attributes as competitive advantage Part II. Economic and Political Outcomes: 7. Comparing economic performance in China and Eastern Europe 8. The transformation of political order 9. Epilogue: evolutionary trends in the 1990s.