Economic Development in China''s Northwest - Entrepreneurship and Identity Along Chinas Multi-Ethnic Borderlands

Informationen zum Autor Joshua Bird works across the Asia-Pacific region in the field of international development. He is currently International Program Coordinator for ChildFund Australia. Klappentext This book considers how identity informs the nature of economic participation among ethnic minority entrepreneurs in China's remote Northwest through interviews with entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds, including Tibetan, Han and Muslim Chinese. It will be useful for students and scholars of Chinese Studies, Ethnic Studies and Economics. Zusammenfassung This book considers how identity informs the nature of economic participation among ethnic minority entrepreneurs in China’s remote Northwest through interviews with entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds, including Tibetan, Han and Muslim Chinese. It will be useful for students and scholars of Chinese Studies, Ethnic Studies and Economics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Ethnicity and Nationality 3. Economic Development and Identity in China 4. Xining City: Xining's Tibetan Entrepreneurs 5. Hezheng County: China’s Multi-Ethnic Economy at the Local Level 6. Dongxiang County: The People of the East Village 7. Linxia City: Doing Business in China’s ‘Little Mecca’ 8. Lanzhou City: An Islamic Economy in a Han City 9. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Joshua Bird, Joshua (University of Sydney Bird
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9780367177881
• ISBN: 978-0-367-17788-1
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Routledge Studies on China in Transition
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; China, Ethnic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Asia, Entrepreneurship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, economic growth, Social and cultural history, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General