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Employment, entrepreneurship, and citizenship in a globalised economy: the Chinese in Prato

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posted on 2023-06-09, 16:37 authored by Mirela BarbuMirela Barbu, Michael Dunford, Liu Weidong
Since 2000 Prato's domestic textile sector has contracted in the face of international competition. From the 1990s a large Chinese community has emerged, and since 2000 the number of Chinese clothing enterprises has increased rapidly. In recent years tensions between the Italian and Chinese communities have increased, and police investigations have risen, in part due to perceptions of unfair Chinese competition and illegality. This paper examines these tensions, their roots in differing economic practices, regulatory frameworks, and cultural values, and considers the strategies of public authorities as they seek to improve economic performance, social integration, and political stability.

Funding

Economic Inter-dependence and Comparative Regional Dynamics in Developed and Developing Economies: Trade and Regional Trajectories in China and the European Union; G0389; ESRC-ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; RES-062-23-1600

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  • Published

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Journal

Environment and Planning A

ISSN

0308-518X

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Issue

10

Volume

45

Page range

2420-2441

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  • Business and Management Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2019-01-25

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2019-01-24

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