Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction; Y.Chu PART I: CAPITALIST CHINA The 'Spirit' of Capitalism in China: Contemporary Meanings of Weber's Thought; C.Ku State Neo-Liberalism: The Chinese Road to Capitalism; Y.Chu& A.Y.So Post-revolution Transformations and the Re-emergence of Capitalism in China: Implications for the Internal Organization of Economic Activities; Y.Lin Workers in Post-Socialist China: Shattered Rice Bowls, Fragmented Subjectivities; J.Hudson, W.Hurst& C.Sorace PART II: CHINA'S CAPITALISM IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Taiwan's Industrialisation: The Rise of a Demand-Responsive Economy; G.G.Hamilton& C.Kao Taishang: A Different Kind of Ethnic Chinese Business in Southeast Asia; H.M.Hsiao, H.Wang& I.Kung A Spell Breaker: The Dynamism of the Koo Family; T.C.Ho& W.Sun Capitalism in China? Comparative Perspectives; I.Szelényi Chinese Capitalisms: Concluding Thoughts on their Historical Emergence, Political Implications, and Unique Characteristics; Y.Chu Index