Introduction
1. Orientation of the study
2. Institutional commodification: concepts and categories of analysts
Part I. Instituted Processes of Commercial Clientelism: 3. The structure of commercial opportunity of Xiamen
4. Symbiotic transactions between private firms and public units
5. Enhancing expectations: the social organization of contracts
6. Entrepreneurial paths and capital: personal attributes as competitive advantage
Part II. Economic and Political Outcomes: 7. Comparing economic performance in China and Eastern Europe
8. The transformation of political order
9. Epilogue: evolutionary trends in the 1990s.
