Preface -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Gambling and Society: A Theoretical Revisiting of the Issue -- Macao and Globalization: A Gambling Perspective -- The Return to Chinese Sovereignty: A Historical Turning Point -- Gambling Expansion and Economic Growth -- Gambling Expansion and Social...

Disputes the traditional argument that the equal inheritance system hinders the growth of Chinese family business. This book approaches this in terms of economic capital, and in terms of human capital such as education and leadership, and social networks

The sub-prime mortgage crisis, the bankruptcies of important US banks, and many originally family controlled enterprises coming under non-family, CEO-type leadership during the 2008 global credit crunch led many people to rethink the relationship between risk management and family businesses....