'… an important contribution to understanding not only FDI in general, but its role in China in particular. … well researched …a pleasure to read … one of the most detailed accounts of FDI in China I have ever read. … an outstanding book, which I thoroughly recommend to academics who wish to gain a fuller insight into overall global development as well as its specific applications in China. I look forward to Huang's next book.' The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies
List of tables and figures; List of abbreviations; Synopsis of the book; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. An analytical framework; 3. Problems in China's corporate sector; 4. Constraints on nonstate firms and foreign direct investment; 5. State-owned enterprises and insolvency-induced foreign direct investment; 6. Economic fragmentation and foreign direct investment; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.