
| Michael Backman is a leading researcher and written on corporate Asia and is known for his detailed and uncompromising anlaysis. He writes several regular columns on corporate Asia and is the author of numerous articles that have appeared in The Times of London, the International Herald Tribune, the Asian Wall Street Journal, the Far Eastern Economic Review, the Melbourne Age, the Australian Financial Review, and the Business Times of Singapore, among others. He is also the principal author of the highly acclaimed Overseas Chinese Business Networks in Asia published by the Australian Government. He is a frequent speaker at international seminars and conferences and a regular commentator in the media on business matters.
Mr Backman was trained as an economist. He currently divides his time between Paris and Asia and was born in Australia. |
| Introduction SECTION 1 THE FRAMEWORK Chapter1 Bureaucrats, Bribery, and Bankruptcy Chapter2 Auditing Asia Chapter3 Asia's Corrupted Business Media SECTION 2 FAMILIES, FIRMS, AND FORTUNES Chapter4 Merchants of Menace? Conglomerates Asian-style Chapter5 Asia's Conglomerates and their Banks Chapter6 Lambs to the Slaughter: Investing in Asia's Stock Markets Chapter7 Polygamy and Family Squabbles Chapter8 Asia's E-Boom and E-Bust SECTION 3 ASIA'S TWO GIANTS Chapter9 What's Wrong with Japan? Chapter10 China: Rising Star or Black Hole? SECTION 4 THE MINORITY THAT COUNTS Chapter11 Asia's Overseas Chinese SECTION 5 KINGS, CRONIES, AND PRESIDENTS Chapter12 Royal Business Chapter13 President of the Country; Chairman of the Board Chapter14 Other Politicians; Other Businesses SECTION 6 ASIAN ECLIPSE? Chapter15 Asian Eclipse and Beyond Endnotes Bibliography Index |
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