Harnessing the dragon: Overseas Chinese entrepreneurs in Mexico and Cuba

China Quarterly

Volumn , Issue 209, 2012, Pages 111-133

  Hearn, Adrian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese diaspora; Cuba; ethnic entrepreneurship; Mexico; rationalization

Indexed keywords

CENTRALIZATION; DIASPORA; ENTREPRENEUR; ETHNIC GROUP; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; INFORMAL SECTOR; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH;

CUBA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

HARNESS;

EID: 84864009343     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: 14682648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741011001500     Document Type: Article

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