How Venture Capital Works
This book examines how East Asian governments adapted the Silicon Valley VC model through state-led policy, revealing tensions between market-driven finance and institutional intervention.
Why is relevant?
Essential for understanding how VC models travel globally — and why they mutate depending on political and institutional context.

Author
Henry Wai-chung Yeung
Publication date
January 1st, 2016
Difficulty
Expert
Keywords
- VC ecosystems
- state policy
- East Asia
- Silicon Valley model
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