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Financing from Masses

Crowdfunding in China

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Editors:
  1. Jiazhuo G. Wang

    1. College of Staten Island, City University of New York College of Staten Island, Staten Island, USA

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  2. Hongwei Xu

    1. Hongko District, Shanghai, China

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  3. Jun Ma

    1. Hongko District, Shanghai, China

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  4. Yexia Zhang

    1. Shanghai Wenxi Investment Consulting Co. , Hongkou District, Shanghai, China

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  5. Zhi Chen

    1. Shanghai Wenxi Investment Consulting Co. , Hongkou District, Shanghai, China

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  • The first book in English on China’s fast-growing crowdfunding industry

  • Offers most comprehensive and detailed analysis of China’s crowdfunding industry

  • Provides an introduction to and guidelines for understanding China’s fast-growing and complex crowdfunding industry

  • Is a valuable reference for crowdfunding-industry participants, researchers and regulators

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. An Overview of Crowdfunding in China

    • Yexia Zhang, Zhi Chen, Haimei Wang
    Pages 1-12

  3. Statistic Analysis of China’s Crowdfunding Industry

    • Zhi Chen, Haimei Wang, Xingqiang Yuan
    Pages 13-22

  4. The Basic Model Analysis of Crowdfunding in China

    • Zhi Chen, Haimei Wang
    Pages 23-49

  5. Market Analysis of Sub-fields of Crowdfunding Industry

    • Zhi Chen, Haimei Wang
    Pages 51-105

  6. Some Analysis on Several Leading Crowdfunding Platforms in China

    • Zhi Chen
    Pages 107-118

  7. The Policies and Regulations of Crowdfunding Industry

    • Zhi Chen, Haimei Wang, Lixiu Gao
    Pages 119-132

  8. Financing Status of China’s Crowdfunding Platforms

    • Zhi Chen, Haimei Wang
    Pages 133-137

  9. The Future Development of Crowdfunding Industry in China

    • Yexia Zhang, Zhi Chen
    Pages 139-142

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 143-143
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About this book

This book addresses the integration of the Internet and finance which recently has been one of the most notable topics of discussion in the media, the business community, academia, and among policymakers, both in China and worldwide. As a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of the one of the fastest growing industries in China, the book covers all the most important areas and issues in the crowdfunding industry in China, including the definition, types, and history of crowdfunding, the scale of the crowdfunding market, the basic business models and risk analysis of crowdfunding, the characteristics of the typical crowdfunding platforms, case studies of the leading crowdfunding platforms in China, and the future development of the crowdfunding industry in China.   The book combines theoretical analysis with conceptual discussions and best practices in the crowdfunding industry in China. It is of interest to a variety of readers around the globe, such as (1) existing and potential fund demanders; (2) existing and potential fund providers; (3) investors and professionals running crowdfunding platforms; (4) professionals and major shareholders of traditional financial institutions; (5) staff in regulatory government agencies; (6) academics; and (7) the general public.

Editors and Affiliations

  • College of Staten Island, City University of New York College of Staten Island, Staten Island, USA

    Jiazhuo G. Wang

  • Hongko District, Shanghai, China

    Hongwei Xu, Jun Ma

  • Shanghai Wenxi Investment Consulting Co. , Hongkou District, Shanghai, China

    Yexia Zhang, Zhi Chen

About the editors

Dr. Jiazhuo G. Wang is a professor of finance and chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance at the School of Business, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, a visiting professor of HSBC School of Business at Peking University (PKU) and a senior research fellow at SME Research Center at PKU. He is the editor of Springer’s book series on China’s SMEs, and the author (or co-author) and editor (or co-editor) of 7 books published by Springer and Tsinghua University Press. He is also the invited guest speaker of Biz Today, a China Radio International flagship business program, invited keynote speaker at the China Internet Association (Internet Society of China) annual conference forum 2015 and 2016, invited author of an article published in China Internet, the official journal of China Internet Association, and invited column commentator of the G7/G20 Think Tank, which is based at the University of Toronto.

Hongwei Xu is the CEO of "Online Lending House", the largest online lending portal firm in China, with tremendous operating experience in China’s Internet finance industry, and has published several articles on Internet finance (in Chinese) in Chinese business journals.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Financing from Masses

  • Book Subtitle: Crowdfunding in China

  • Editors: Jiazhuo G. Wang, Hongwei Xu, Jun Ma, Yexia Zhang, Zhi Chen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5843-1

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-5842-4Published: 13 October 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5504-2Published: 09 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-5843-1Published: 05 October 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 143

  • Number of Illustrations: 47 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Business Finance, Entrepreneurship

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