Chinese Migrant Entrepreneurship in Australia from the 1990s

Case Studies of Success in Sino-Australian Relations
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-84334-784-2
Verlag: Woodhead Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

For more than two decades Australia has not only prospered without a recession but has achieved a higher growth rate than any Western country. This achievement has been credited to Australia's historic shift to Asia; the transformation of the relationship between these two countries is one of the most important changes in the Asia-Pacific region. However, the role of new Chinese migrants in transforming Sino-Australian relations through their entrepreneurial activities has not been deeply explored. Chinese Migrant Entrepreneurship in Australia from the 1990s adds new theoretical considerations and empirical evidence to a growing interest in entrepreneurship, and presents an account of a group of new Chinese migrant entrepreneurs who have succeeded in their business ventures significantly contributing to both Australia and China. The first chapter introduces the history between Australia and China, followed by chapters focusing on post-migration realities, economic opportunities, Chinese outbound tourism and the use of community media. The final chapter concludes with a summary.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gao, Jia

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensgründung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter One Introduction

1.1 A brief history of the Chinese in Australia1.2 The Chinese student issue in Australia in 19891.3 Theoretical perspectives on overseas Chinese entrepreneurship1.4 Organisation of the book

Chapter Two Settling down in the New Gold Mountain

2.1 The new Chinese community and post-migration realities2.2 The New Gold Mountain Chinese School2.3 Completing in the education market2.4 A game changer for new migrant families

Chapter Three Riding on the sheep's back

3.1 The restructuring of Australia's economy and new opportunities3.2 Spending buckets of gold on filthy sheepskin3.3 Making Yellow Earth sheepskin products a fashion in China

Chapter Four Internationalising the Chinese white goods

4.1 A novel idea from a novelist4.2 The first container of Konka TVs to Australia4.3 Striving for a share in the Australian market

Chapter Five Opening up two tightly closed doors to Chinese

5.1 Chinese outbound tourism and Sinophobic Australia5.2 The early operations of Chinese study-tour in Australia5.3 Chinese roles in Australia's inbound tourism and education industries

Chapter Six Going beyond the small Chinese community

6.1 The Suzhi of the new Chinese migrants and their settlement6.2 Breaking new ground in the community media market6.3 Radio-activated business and power6.4 Act as an experiment in China's soft power

Chapter Seven Towards an updated understanding of entrepreneurship

7.1 Summary of findings7.2 The Chinese in post-mining boom Australia

Über Autor(innen)

Gao, Jia
Jia Gao is Senior Lecturer in the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne while serving as Assistant Dean (China) of the Faculty of Arts, and Acting Director of the Center for Contemporary Chinese Studies at the same university. He has authored, co-authored and translated more than 10 books, contributing significantly to the reintroduction of sociology and social psychology in post-Mao China. Since 1988 Jia Gao has carried out continuing longitudinal research on the experiences of new Chinese migrants in Australia, and his most recent publications on the topic include Chinese Activism of a Different Kind.