Asian Godfathers: Money and Power in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia For Kindle
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Paperback. Pub Date: 2008 Pages: 328 in Publisher: Grove Press The economies of Hong Kong and south-east Asia are dominated by only forty or fifty families. Their interests range from banking to property. from shipping to sugar. From gambling Great to lumber. At their peak. eight of the world s two dozen richest families were south-east Asian. yet they are largely unknown outside the region. A complex mythology surrounds them. one which informs Asian views on culture. entrepreneurialism and economics. In this explosive account. Joe Studwell finds that the facts are even more remarkable than the myths. as he lifts the lid on a world of hypocrisy. power and enormous wealth. Through the hidden lives of some mysterious and fascinating men. Studwell explores the oader economic and political issues facing a region of 500 million people: how the Asian tycoons took such a strong hol...
Paperback. Pub Date: 2008 Pages: 328 in Publisher: Grove Press The economies of Hong Kong and south-east Asia are dominated by only forty or fifty families. Their interests range from banking to property. from shipping to sugar. From gambling Great to lumber. At their peak. eight of the world s two dozen richest families were south-east Asian. yet they are largely unknown outside the region. A complex mythology surrounds them. one which informs Asian views on culture. entrepreneurialism and economics. In this explosive account. Joe Studwell finds that the facts are even more remarkable than the myths. as he lifts the lid on a world of hypocrisy. power and enormous wealth. Through the hidden lives of some mysterious and fascinating men. Studwell explores the oader economic and political issues facing a region of 500 million people: how the Asian tycoons took such a strong hol...