Asian Godfathers: Money and Power in Hong Kong and South East Asia

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DESCRIPTION : 40 or 50 families control the economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. Their interests range from banking to property, from shippin g to sugar, from vice to gambling. 13 of the 50 richest families in the world are in South East Asia yet they are largely unknown outside confined business circles. Often this is because they control the press and television as well as everything else. How do they do it? What are their secrets? And is it good news or bad for the places where they operate? Joe Studwell explosively lifts the lid on a world of staggering secrecy and shows that the little most people know is almost entirely wrong. PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9781861977113 BY (AUTHOR) Studwell, Joe PUBLISHER : Profile Books Ltd PUBLICATION DATE : August 14, 2008 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Profile Books Ltd LANGUAGE : English AGE : General PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 198 mm x 130 mm WEIGHT : 260 g PRODUCT CATEGORY : Biography, Literature & Literary studies Economics, Finance, Business & Management Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary subjects Show more