Chinese entrepreneurs in poor countries: A transnational 'middleman minority' and its futures

Inter-Asia Cultural Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 145-153

  Nyíri, Pál ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 79953009416     PISSN: 14649373     EISSN: 14698447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649373.2011.532985     Document Type: Article

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