Preindustrial businesses: the time of the merchant -- The many paths to industrialization -- British and German businesses during industrialization -- Big and small businesses in industrializing America -- Japanese and Chinese businesses during industrialization -- American, British, and German...

The origins of Dafeng, Lixin and Dacheng -- Technology networks in the Yangzi Delta -- Integrated firms in a dual market -- War and isolation -- The great leap outwards -- The socialist transition and the Shanghai : Hong Kong network -- Trade and industrialization in Hong Kong -- Networks in the...