Publisher's Synopsis
Praise for Market Cultures:
The topic of what causes a group to be successful in making the transition from the diverse traditional economic systems and their values to a modern capitalist economy is one of the central issues in how the third world is going to cope with the rapid and drastic changes they are facing as they get dragged, or jump, into the modern globalised economy. These studies dispose of old stereotypes, challenge popular theories, and usually suggest new more productive approaches. The topic is of great urgency and the studies are first class.Alice G. Dewey, University of Hawaii
I believe this will be a very significant contribution to a reexamination of the links between culture and economy, the impact of which will be felt across a number of disciplines. I found it one of the most consistently compelling collections of readings on any topic that I have read in some time. Truly a pleasure to read. Rita Smith Kipp, Kenyon College
Market Cultures examines the spectacular growth of capitalist enterprise among overseas Chinese and Southeast Asians. It does so, not thorugh formal models, but by way of the varied cultures and organisations in which Asian capitalism is embedded. Eschewing talk of a uniform Asian 'miracle', the book shows that there existed complex precedents for and against market capitalism in East and Southeast Asia, precendents that reflected subcultural heritages of religion, ethnicity, gender, and class. The case studies illuminate a cultural variety unacknowledged in most analyses of modern capitalism, but vitally important for anyone wishing to understand one of the great economic transformations of our time. * This is the COVER.BLURB.NOTES for Market Cultures
