The political economy of China’s business organisation laws and its implications for legal transplantation: evidence from the venture capital industry

Zhang, C. (2020) The political economy of China’s business organisation laws and its implications for legal transplantation: evidence from the venture capital industry. Australian Journal of Asian Law, 21(1), 7.

Abstract

Forty years of market-oriented legal reform with strong state control in China has reshaped the relationship between government and market participants. Based on case studies of Chinese business organisation law - the law of corporations, business trusts and limited partnerships - this article aims, first, to reveal how the economic function of business organisations in the common law world has been deeply changed by strong state power in China, and, second, to explore a political economic theory for improving the performance of enterprise law in transitional economies. It proposes an economic model illustrating how the way transaction costs are distributed inside and outside enterprises for protecting investors may impact economic efficiency and social justice. This article concludes that different forms of enterprises serve as specified legal vehicles of wealth management for different social classes, therefore, the artificial convergence of business organisations will erode equality of opportunity in wealth management for society as a whole.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Zhang, Dr Chi
• Authors: Zhang, C.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Law
• Journal Name: Australian Journal of Asian Law
• Publisher: University of Melbourne School of Law
• ISSN: 1839-4191
• ISSN (Online): 1839-4191
• Published Online: 14 December 2020
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 The Author
• First Published: First published in Australian Journal of Asian Law 21(1): 7
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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