The Role of Community Entrepreneurship and Institutional Completeness in the Rising of the Chinese Regional Enclave in Lombardy

Andrea Ganzaroli () and Ivan de Noni ()

Departmental Working Papers from Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods at Università degli Studi di Milano

Abstract: In this paper the linkage between ethnic entrepreneurship and community building is explored. This is done in the specific setting of Chinese enclave in Lombardy. The research provides two major contributions. First, entrepreneurship is highlighted as essential glue in the development of an ethnic community. Migrant entrepreneurs leverage on communitarian relations to get access to essential resources and assets for their businesses. However, in so doing, they further contribute to community’s expansion. Second, the close tight between Chinese community-ship and entrepreneurship supports the rising of a regional Chinese enclave specializing on the manufacturing and distribution of fashion goods.

Keywords: Ethnic Enclave; Regional Development; Migrant Entrepreneurship; Institutional Completeness; Chinese Community (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E J23 J61 L26 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-12-18
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