Ethnic congregation in a globalizing city: The case of Guangzhou, China

Cities

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 383-395

  Zhang, Li ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

African diaspora traders; China; ethnic congregation; ethnic enclave; globalizing city

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; ETHNICITY; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN SOCIETY; WORLD CITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 56449090750     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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