The new Chinese business sector in Toronto: A spatial and structural anatomy of medium-sized and large firms

Chinese Ethnic Business: Global and Local Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 64-85

  Lo, Lucia ^a   Wang, Shuguang ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 34347356316     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203966914     Document Type: Chapter

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