Bowman, Megan; Gilligan, George; O'Brien, Justin --- "China’s investment traditions and the modern transnational corporation" [2017] ELECD 255; in de Jonge, Alice; Tomasic, Roman (eds), "Research Handbook on Transnational Corporations" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) 285

Book Title: Research Handbook on Transnational Corporations

Editor(s): de Jonge, Alice; Tomasic, Roman

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781783476909

Section: Chapter 10

Section Title: China’s investment traditions and the modern transnational corporation

Author(s): Bowman, Megan; Gilligan, George; O'Brien, Justin

Number of pages: 28

Abstract/Description:

China is at the heart of the world’s economy, and it is emerging as a crucial investment player in almost all global markets. This chapter examines China’s trade and investment patterns through a longitudinal lens. Specifically, it analyzes data on foreign direct investment (inward and outward) in the context of China’s Five-Year Plans as an under-utilized prism through which to view trade and investment from a Chinese national perspective. This approach discusses China’s traditions of external investment and how China has become a modern global investment force by following its historical traditions of external investment.