In Search of El Dorado

Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia

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ID9646458
AuthorsPenelope Mathew (0000-0002-4212-2212, corresponding author), P A Mathew (FISAT Business School, Kochi, Kerala, India)
Year2012
Volume48
Issue3
Pages351-364
Publication date2012-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChina Report (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0009-4455 • E-ISSN: 0973-063X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0009445512462310
OpenAlexW2003022078
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

Among all the people who have left mainland China’s shores, it is the Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia that is the most important, not only for the numbers but also for the economic contribution they made for both the host as well as the home countries. The economic organisation of the Southeast Asian Chinese has been unique in many respects and many studies show their retention of ancient cultural practices which proved to be their strength during the post-colonial era. This article is an attempt to look at the historical trajectory of Southeast Asian Chinese, their unique business practices and how globalisation has been an element of change in terms of their outlook towards making use of business opportunities and searching for new models and patterns to survive and succeed in the global economy

Archaeology · China · Chinese economy · Colonialism · Diaspora · East Asia · Economic geography · Economic globalization · Economics · Economy · Element (criminal law · Ethnology · Geography · Globalization · Mainland · Mainland China · Political science · Southeast asia · History · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Socioeconomic Development in Asia

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