TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; THE CHALLENGE OF SOCIAL INTEGRATIONIN PRATO; CHAPTER ONE; THE CHINESE COMMUNITY AND PRATO'S CHANGING LOCAL ECONOMY; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; THE CHALLENGE OF SOCIAL INTEGRATION IN PRATO; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; SOCIOECONOMIC LINKS BETWEEN PRATO AND WENZHOU; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; BIOGRAPHIES OF EDITORS; INDEX
Summary
Never before has research into the benefits and drawbacks of the Chinese migration to Prato in Tuscany been presented so comprehensively in English. The recent influx of Chinese to the longstanding textile manufacturing and wholesale businesses in Prato has stirred strong emotions in the host culture and among the new arrivals alike. The breadth of the coverage of this publication is demonstrated by the full range of perspectives focused on the economic and social dilemmas being experienced. ..
