Rethinking the Chinese Ethnic Economy in France:
法国华人族群经济发展的再思考
Résumé
This study describes the recent development of the economic activities of the Chinese diaspora in France and offers a reflection on the change in the geographical distribution of Chinese business establishments since the 1980s. The data is drawn from a field surveys study in the Paris region. Firstly, the article describes that the Chinese entrepreneurial organization has established itself in France. Secondly, the analysis shows that the boom in import wholesaling is interconnected with China's economic development, and by comparing the fact of the evolution of Chinese ethnic trading activities between 1985 and 2012. Finally, the article concludes by discussing the transformation of economic activities in the two countries is related to the organization of the ethnic economy in diaspora.
本文基于流散理论 (Diaspora), 在田野调查的基础上，从地理学视角着重考察20世纪80年代以来华人族群经济在大巴黎地区的发展过程中出现的变化。本文首先对法国华人族群企业家经济活动的形成与发展进行分析阐述；其次通过对华人经济活动地理分布的探讨，指出华人进口批发业发展与中国经济发展的相互关联，同时结合1985年与2012年的相关调研数据比较分析华人商业活动空间的发展与演变。本文最后对华人族群经济发展成为一个具有流散族群性的跨国经济提出了思考。