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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 WeidongSince 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.
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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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Environment and Planning AISSN
0308-518XPublisher
SAGE PublicationsExternal DOI
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10Volume
45Page range
2420-2441Department affiliated with
- Business and Management Publications
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2019-01-25First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-01-24Usage metrics
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