Yiwu: The Creation of a Global Market Town in China
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Hundreds of thousands of African, Arab and Asian traders travel to the world’s largest wholesale market in small commodities in Yiwu (China). This town, both an industrial district and a cosmopolitan urban space, is very far from the model of a global city. Nevertheless, it is world renown. This article analyzes the development of this trading city in light of institutional decisions and transnational connections, its place in trade networks in the Arab world, particularly Algeria and Egypt, and the emblematic Exotic Street neighborhood to better understand the creation of marketplaces and grassroots globalization.
Authors: Saïd Belguidoum, Olivier Pliez
Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherches et d'Etudes sur les Mondes Arabes et Musulmans, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Solidarités Sociétés Territoires, Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès, Université de Toulouse, École des hautes études en sciences sociales
Language: English
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Agence Nationale de la Recherche
OpenAlex ID: W2326668537