The Global Distribution of the Overseas Chinese Around 1990

Poston, Dudley L.; Mao, Michael X.; Mei-Yu, Yu

doi:10.2307/2137606

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“…In 1990, there were about 37 million overseas Chinese, with the majority (66 per cent) distributed more or less evenly among Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong SAR and Malaysia. A further eight per cent lived in North and South American countries, two per cent in European countries and one per cent each in Oceania and on the African continent (Poston et al, 1994). Thus: H5: Chinese ODI is associated positively with the proportion of ethnic Chinese in the host population.…”

Section: Cultural Proximitymentioning

confidence: 97%

The determinants of Chinese outward foreign direct investment

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This study investigates the determinants of Chinese outward direct investment (ODI) and the extent to which three special explanations (capital market imperfections, special ownership advantages and institutional factors) need to be nested within the general theory of the multinational firm. We test our hypotheses using official Chinese ODI data collected between 1984 and 2001. We find Chinese ODI to be associated with high levels of political risk in, and cultural proximity to, host countries throughout, and with host market size and geographic proximity (1984 to 1991) and host natural resources endowments (1992 to 2001). We find strong support for the argument that aspects of the special theory help to explain the behaviour of Chinese MNEs.

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Section: Cultural Proximitymentioning

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“…This legacy has left marks in major parts of the world, from Southeast Asia, Latin America, to North America (Poston et al, 1994). This long history of emigration came to a nearly standstill during the first three decades (from 1949 to roughly late 1970s) of the People's Republic.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cumulative Causation, Market Transition, and Emigration from China

Liang

Chunyu

Zhuang

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American Journal of Sociology

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In this paper, we report findings from a recent survey of international migration from China's Fujian province to the United States. We take advantage of the ethnosurvey approach as used in the Mexican Migration Project. Surveys were done in migrant-sending communities in China as well as in destination communities of New York City. We derive hypotheses from two strands of recent studiesthe international migration literature and the market transition debate. Our results are in general consistent with hypotheses derived from cumulative causation of migration. However, because of the geographical location of China as compared to Mexico, there are some differences between the two countries in terms of particular migration patterns to the United States. As expected, at the community level, migration prevalence ratio (measuring migration networks) increases the propensity of migration for other members in the community. In contrast, having a household member migrated previously does not increase the propensity of migration of other household members until debt for previous migration is paid off. Our research clearly demonstrates the value of bringing the case of China into the comparative study of international migration. With respect to market transition theory, we find that political power continues to be an important factor in the order of social stratification in the coastal Fujian province.

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“…Second, we use the size of the ethnic Chinese population in a country in 1955 (SIZE). The data for this variable come from a study by Poston and Yu (1990), who broadly define overseas Chinese as all Chinese living outside mainland China and Taiwan, including huaqiao (Chinese citizens living abroad), huaren (naturalized citizens of Chinese descent), and huayi (descendants of Chinese parents; Poston et al, 1994). Third, we use the historical presence of a Chinese community in a region (COMMUNITY).…”

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Location Choices of Chinese Multinationals in Europe: The Role of Overseas Communities

2016

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The Global Distribution of the Overseas Chinese Around 1990

Cited by 87 publications

References 11 publications

The determinants of Chinese outward foreign direct investment

The determinants of Chinese outward foreign direct investment

Cumulative Causation, Market Transition, and Emigration from China

Location Choices of Chinese Multinationals in Europe: The Role of Overseas Communities

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