Guanxi (Chinese networks)

Jack BARBALET

doi:10.1002/9781118430873.est0157

Guanxi (Chinese networks)

Jack BARBALET^*

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Guanxi relations, which are affective and obligatory, always involve the provision of a favor for which the benefits are compound, including immediate and also potential or future elements for both the favor seeker and provider that are substantive and also reputational. Guanxi relations are cultivated and, as they involve reciprocity, obligation, and affectively charged moral assessments and commitments, endure as a network of structured engagements. The costs of membership in guanxi networks are not negligible but are typically regarded as acceptable in terms of the available advantages.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Wiley‐Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory
Editors	Bryan S. Turner, Kyung-Sup Chang, Cynthia F. Epstein, Peter Kivisto, William Outhwaite, Michael Ryan
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Number of pages	3
Volume	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781118430873
ISBN (Print)	9781118430866
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118430873.est0157
Publication status	Published - Nov 2017

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The Wiley‐Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory. ed. / Bryan S. Turner; Kyung-Sup Chang; Cynthia F. Epstein; Peter Kivisto; William Outhwaite; Michael Ryan. Vol. 2 Wiley-Blackwell, 2017. (Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedias in Social Sciences).

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