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Asian Godfathers
Joe Studwell
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Description for Asian Godfathers
Paperback. 40 or 50 families control the economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. Their interests range from banking to property, from shipping to sugar, from vice to gambling. This book lifts the lid on a world of staggering secrecy and shows that the little most people know is almost entirely wrong. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
40 or 50 families control the economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. Their interests range from banking to property, from shipping to sugar, from vice to gambling. 13 of the 50 richest families in the world are in South East Asia yet they are largely unknown outside confined business circles. Often this is because they control the press and television as well as everything else. How do they do it? What are their secrets? And is it good news or bad for the places where they operate? Joe Studwell explosively lifts the lid on ... Read more
40 or 50 families control the economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. Their interests range from banking to property, from shipping to sugar, from vice to gambling. 13 of the 50 richest families in the world are in South East Asia yet they are largely unknown outside confined business circles. Often this is because they control the press and television as well as everything else. How do they do it? What are their secrets? And is it good news or bad for the places where they operate? Joe Studwell explosively lifts the lid on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861977113
SKU
V9781861977113
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Joe Studwell
Joe Studwell has been a contributing writer to The Economist and was based in Beijing with The Economist Intelligence Unit. He is the founder and editor of The China Economic Quarterly.
Reviews for Asian Godfathers
A first-class study ... the product of an original, inquiring mind.
Sunday Times
The romp around the region's pleasure domes is a blast.
Asian Wall Street Journal
You badly need to read this book. Joe Studwell...should be named chief myth-buster for Asian business...his tone is ironic without being cruel...his mythbusting is as merciless as it is ... Read more
Sunday Times
The romp around the region's pleasure domes is a blast.
Asian Wall Street Journal
You badly need to read this book. Joe Studwell...should be named chief myth-buster for Asian business...his tone is ironic without being cruel...his mythbusting is as merciless as it is ... Read more