Bibliograph

Alibaba, the house that Jack Ma built, Duncan Clark

Type

Label

Alibaba, the house that Jack Ma built, Duncan Clark

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-287)

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Alibaba

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

933728993

Responsibility statement

Duncan Clark

Sub title

the house that Jack Ma built

Summary

Traces the founding of Alibaba, the world's second largest Internet company, by an English teacher from humble origins, drawing on exclusive interviews to explore how the company and Jack Ma have become icons and leading employers in China's booming private sector

Table Of Contents

The iron triangle -- Jack magic -- From student to teacher -- Hope and coming to America -- China is coming on -- Bubble and birth -- Backers : Goldman and SoftBank -- Burst and back to China -- Born again : Taobao and the humiliation of eBay -- Yahoo's billion-dollar bet -- Growing pains -- Icon or Icarus?

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