Godfrey Yeung investigates the causes and socio-economic effects of foreign direct investment in the Dongguan municipality of southern China during the 1990s. As the first comprehensive research based on primary quantitative and qualitative data undertaken in Dongguan, it illustrates that the inflow of foreign capital has both 'desirable' and undesirable' socio-economic effects. Yeung proposes a new 'dynamic symbiosis' paradigm of foreign direct investment in order the illuminate the complex political and socio-economic relationships of the area.

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GODFREY YEUNG is Research Fellow at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He has published articles in the Journal of Contemporary China and the Cambridge Journal of Economics.

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List of Tables List of Figures Foreword; R.Ash Preface and Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Theoretical Foundation The Economy of Dongguan The Investment Environment Socio-Economic Impact of Foreign Investment Conclusions and Implications Appendices References Index