Chinese migrant entrepreneurship in Australia from the 1990s : case studies of success in Sino-Australian relations / / Jia Gao

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820369803321
• Autore: Gao Jia
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : Chandos Publishing, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-78063-465-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Collana: Elsevier Asian Studies Series
• Disciplina: 338.040994
• Soggetti: Entrepreneurship - Australia; New business enterprises - Australia; Chinese - Australia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Chinese Migrant Entrepreneurship in Australia from the 1990s: Case-studies of success in Sino-Australian relations; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Preface and acknowledgements; About the author; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction to the Chinese in Australia; 1.1 A brief history of the Chinese in Australia; 1.2 Chinese students in the late 1980s; 1.3 Current literature on Chinese entrepreneurship; 1.4 Organisation of this book; Chapter 2: Settling down in the New Gold Mountain; 2.1 New migrants and postmigration realities; 2.2 The Xin Jinshan School2.3 Competing in the education market; 2.4 A game changer for new migrant families; Chapter 3: Riding on the sheep's back; 3.1 Economic restructuring and opportunities; 3.2 Spending buckets of gold on sheepskin; 3.3 Making Yellow Earth products a fashion in China; Chapter 4: Chinese electronics see the world; 4.1 A novel idea; 4.2 The first Konka televisions arrive in Australia; 4.3 Striving for a share in the Australian market; Chapter 5: Opening two tightly closed doors; 5.1 Two tightly closed doors; 5.2 Chinese study tours in Australia; 5.3 Chinese roles in inbound tourism and education industriesChapter 6: Beyond the small community; 6.1 The suzhi of the new Chinese migrants; 6.2 Breaking new ground in the community media market; ; 6.3 The business of community radio; 6.4 3CW as a forerunner to China's soft-power strategy; Chapter 7: Towards an improved understanding of entrepreneurship; 7.1 Summary of findings; 7.2 The Chinese in Australia in the post-mining boom; 7.3 Future research possibilities; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 consideration