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The Koos are an old family of great wealth and power in Taiwan who have been thriving for four generations, challenging the widely known and often-verified Chinese saying that “family fortunes never last more than three generations.” Studying this family provides us a unique opportunity to probe into the source of its dynamism. The metamorphosis from a family business into a business conglomerate echoes the theme of this collection—the development of Chinese capitalism.
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Ho, TM.C., Sun, W. (2010). A Spell Breaker: The Dynamism of the Koo Family. In: Chu, Yw. (eds) Chinese Capitalisms. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230251359_8
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