essay

Doing business in Lukang

studies in chinese society • Stanford, Calif. • Published In 1978 • Pages: 291-320, 363-364

By: DeGlopper, Donald R..

Abstract
De Glopper provides here an interpretive analysis of Taiwanese business practices in the town of Lukang. The informal mechanisms of local economic exchange -- particularly with regard to wholesaling and retailing activity -- are related to fundamental notions of trust, kin relations, and to the town's position within the larger national economy.
Subjects
Production and supply
Mercantile business
Retail marketing
Credit
Community structure
Ethnosociology
culture
Taiwan Hokkien
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
M. A. Marcus
Field Date
1967-1968
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Lukang city, Changhua hsien, Taiwan
Notes
Donald R. DeGlopper
Includes bibliography
LCSH
Taiwanese