List of figures

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List of contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

John Dawson

International retailing in Japan

Roy Larke

The development of foreign retailing in Taiwan: the impacts of Carrefour

Tsuchiya Hitoshi

Moves into the Korean market by global retailers and the response of local retailers: lessons for the Japanese retailing sector?

Sang Chul Choi

Structural changes in the retail industry: the Korean government's industrial policy subsequent to opening the domestic market

Seong Mu Suh

The impact of World Class Distributors on the retail industry in Thailand

Jirapar Tosonboon

Globalising retailing in Singapore: cultural commodification and economic change

Victor R. Savage

Internationalization of retailing in China

Shuguang Wang

International transfer of retail know-how through foreign direct investment from Europe to China

Amelia Yuen Shan Au-Yeung

The reform of the distribution system in China: opening the system to the outside world

Han Jinglun

The role of government in creating competitive advantage in the globalized economy: the case of Shanghai, China

Wen Hong

Roger C. K. Chan

Towards a model of the impacts of retail internationalisation

John Dawson

Conclusion: the direction of future research on the internationalisation of retailing

Masao Mukoyama

Index