Entrepreneurship in China The Emergence of the Private Sector

The Chinese economy has grown faster for a longer period than any other economy in the world. It is now the second, and will soon become the largest, global economy. This is an astonishing transformation of a country that in the late 1970s was one of the poorest in Asia. Central to this economic miracle has been the emergence of a private sector of entrepreneurs who have started and grown businesses of all sizes and types. This book explores these wealth creators and builders of China’s new economy, and offers guidance on the best ways to work with China’s entrepreneurs and their growing businesses. Entrepreneurship in China looks at the dynamic and changing nature of entrepreneurship, and the need for entrepreneurs to refine, adapt and evolve their approaches within an uncertain, fast-changing and volatile environment. This book examines the distinctive and particular context of China for entrepreneurs, and offers insights into how entrepreneurship has emerged as the driver of China’s economy. This book will benefit business people, policy makers and researchers seeking to understand Chinese entrepreneurship and offers guidance to practitioners interested in working with private Chinese businesses.

1. China’s Entrepreneurial Transformation 2. China’s Entrepreneurs and Private Enterprises 3. The Evolution and Emergence of Entrepreneurship in China 4. Models of Entrepreneurship in China 5. China’s Market Dynamics. Domestic Competition and International Expansion 6. Financing Entrepreneurship in China 7. Chinese Business Culture and Entrepreneurship 8. Dealing with the Government 9. Doing Business with Chinese Entrepreneurs 10. The Future of Entrepreneurship in China

Andrew Atherton is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Lancaster University in the UK. Previously, he was Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Lincoln, and before that worked at Durham University as Head of Department and Director of the Policy Research Unit within the Small Business Centre. He speaks Chinese, having studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University, and has been working on enterprise development and policy projects in China since 1997. Alex Newman is Professor of Management and Associate Dean (International) for the Faculty of Business and Law, at Deakin University, Australia. Prior to joining Deakin, he worked at Monash University, Australia for three years. From the period 2004 to 2012, he worked at the University of Nottingham, Ningbo China for 8 years.