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'Hong Kong’s Diaspora, Networks, and Family Business in the United Kingdom: A History of the Chinese “Food Chain” and the Case of W. Wing Yip Group' (2012)
Journal Article
Cheung, G. C., & Gomez, E. T. (2012). 'Hong Kong’s Diaspora, Networks, and Family Business in the United Kingdom: A History of the Chinese “Food Chain” and the Case of W. Wing Yip Group'. China review, 12(1), 45-72

In this article, the authors assess how the Wing Yip group, the leading Chinese enterprise in Britain’s thriving Chinese food sector, has evolved. The key concern of this study is to analyze the nature of the ties between owners of companies in the C... Read More about 'Hong Kong’s Diaspora, Networks, and Family Business in the United Kingdom: A History of the Chinese “Food Chain” and the Case of W. Wing Yip Group'.

Liberty as Welfare: the basecamp counterpart of positive freedom (2012)
Journal Article
Dimova-Cookson, M. (2012). Liberty as Welfare: the basecamp counterpart of positive freedom. Collingwood and British Idealism Studies, 18(2), 133-165

L.T.Hobhouse's concept of liberty--the concept at the heart of new liberalism--is based on T.H. Green's positive freedom. However, this paper demonstrates that the former has its own distinct nature and can be usefully defined as 'liberty as welfare'... Read More about Liberty as Welfare: the basecamp counterpart of positive freedom.

Isoi and Homoioi: equality and sameness in T.H. Green's political thought (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hann, M. (2012, December). Isoi and Homoioi: equality and sameness in T.H. Green's political thought. Presented at Political Studies Association Annual Conference 2012, Belfast

T.H. Green was clear that rights cannot exist, save for in a society, in which people recognise each other as ἴσοι καὶ ὅμοιοι. Green leaves the phrase untranslated, and there is a certain ambiguity about what exactly Green meant. This paper aims to e... Read More about Isoi and Homoioi: equality and sameness in T.H. Green's political thought.