Chinese Business in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Historical Overview
This article provides a historical background of Chinese presence in Latin America and the Caribbean from the arrival of the first Chinese workers in the 1850s until the Great Depression. The objective is to demonstrate that Chinese businesses and investment in the region is far for being a recent p...
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Universitat de Barcelona
2019-07-01
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| description | This article provides a historical background of Chinese presence in Latin America and the Caribbean from the arrival of the first Chinese workers in the 1850s until the Great Depression. The objective is to demonstrate that Chinese businesses and investment in the region is far for being a recent phenomenon. Methodologically, this article explores an extensive bibliographic corpus and analyzes the International Chinese Business Directory of the World of 1913, one of the most important sources on Chinese businesses in the region. By focusing on the early migration patterns, the establishment of Chinese businesses and transnational economic networks, this article reveals how Chinese businesses were part of the urban landscapes of several Latin American and Caribbean cities, establishing historical commercial ties which continue, if in different forms, to this day. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-354c01a1bd3b4fa6bc93ca20043285d52022-12-21T23:32:45ZengUniversitat de BarcelonaJournal of Evolutionary Studies in Business2385-71372019-07-014217520310.1344/jesb2019.2.j06424109Chinese Business in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Historical OverviewPatricia Palma0María Montt Strabucchi1Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChilePontificia Universidad Católica de ChileThis article provides a historical background of Chinese presence in Latin America and the Caribbean from the arrival of the first Chinese workers in the 1850s until the Great Depression. The objective is to demonstrate that Chinese businesses and investment in the region is far for being a recent phenomenon. Methodologically, this article explores an extensive bibliographic corpus and analyzes the International Chinese Business Directory of the World of 1913, one of the most important sources on Chinese businesses in the region. By focusing on the early migration patterns, the establishment of Chinese businesses and transnational economic networks, this article reveals how Chinese businesses were part of the urban landscapes of several Latin American and Caribbean cities, establishing historical commercial ties which continue, if in different forms, to this day.http://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/JESB/article/view/27104Chinese businessesChina-Americas relationshipChinaLatin America and the CaribbeanCoolie trade. |
| spellingShingle | Patricia Palma María Montt Strabucchi Chinese Business in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Historical Overview Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business Chinese businesses China-Americas relationship China Latin America and the Caribbean Coolie trade. |
| title | Chinese Business in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Historical Overview |
| title_full | Chinese Business in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Historical Overview |
| title_fullStr | Chinese Business in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Historical Overview |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chinese Business in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Historical Overview |
| title_short | Chinese Business in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Historical Overview |
| title_sort | chinese business in latin america and the caribbean a historical overview |
| topic | Chinese businesses China-Americas relationship China Latin America and the Caribbean Coolie trade. |
| url | http://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/JESB/article/view/27104 |
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