Social Connections in China: Institutions, Culture, and the Changing Nature of Guanxi

ISBN-13: 9780521530316 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 296 str.

Thomas Gold; David Wank; Mark Granovetter

Opis

Guanxi, loosely translated as "social connections," or "social networks," is among the most important, talked about, and studied phenomena in China today. Guanxi lies at the heart of China's social order, its economic structure, and its changing institutional landscape. It is considered important in most every realm of life, from politics to business, and from officialdom to street life. This volume offers the latest scholarly thinking on the subject by top China sociologists whose work on guanxi has been influential and by new scholars offering cutting-edge insights on the topic.

Recenzje

'… makes a meaningful addition to the study of China and social networks. … a fascinating study for people interested in Chinese society and social networks. It can also serve as a reference for further readings and research. … this is a very useful volume that challenges our thinking about the role of guanxi in a changing Chinese society, and it should be useful for advanced undergraduate and graduate classes.' The Journal of Asian Studies

Spis treści

An introduction to the study of guanxi Thomas Gold, Doug Guthrie and David Wank; 1. Practices of guanxi production and practices of ganqing suppression Andrew Kipnis; 2. Information asymmetries and the problems of perception: the significance of structural position in assessing the importance of guanxi Doug Guthrie; 3. Beyond dyad social exchange: guanxi and third party effects Lin Yimin; 4. Guanxi in business groups: social ties and the formation of economic relations Lisa Keister; 5. The significance of the declining significance of guanxi: how networks change in China's market economy David Wank; 6. Institutional holes and job mobility processes: guanxi mechanisms in China's emergent labor markets Yanjie Bian; 7. Youth job searches in urban China: the use of social connections in a changing labor market Amy Hanser; 8. Face, norms, and instrumentality Scott Wilson; 9. Guanxi and the PRC legal system: from contradiction to complementarity Pitman Potter; 10. 'Idle talk': neighborhood gossip as a medium of social communication in reform era Shanghai James Farrer; Final insights: network analysis and the study of guanxi Barry Wellman, Wenhong Chen and Weizhen Dong.