Download or read book Corporate Behaviour and Political Risk written by Frans-Paul van der Putten and published by Research School of Asian African an En University. This book was released on 2001 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study focuses on the interests of Dutch firms and their response to political risk in China before the Pacific War. This includes very large corporations that are again active in the Chinese market today, such as Shell, Philips, Unilever, and ABN-Amro. Their behaviour in China up to 1941 is analysed and explained in order to gain a better understanding of the attitude of foreign investors towards political developments during a turbulent and formative phase in Chinese history."--BOOK JACKET.