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Rise of the south: How Arab‐led maritime trade transformed China, 671–1371 CE

open access: yesAsia‐Pacific Economic History Review, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 3-38, March 2025.
Abstract China's center of socioeconomic activities was in the North prior to the Tang dynasty but is in the South today. We demonstrate that Arab and Persian Muslim traders triggered that transition when they came to China in the late seventh century, by lifting maritime trade along the South Coast and re‐creating the South.
Zhiwu Chen, Zhan Lin, Kaixiang Peng
wiley   +1 more source

Faith, gender and financial investment: Providence and Presbyterianism in Scotland and abroad

open access: yesAsia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Mid‐nineteenth century fictional representations of misdirected investment by widows and clergy position them as ignorant in financial matters and hence pitiable. While scholars have recognised female agency in nineteenth century commerce, insufficient attention has been paid to religious belief in financial decision‐making.
Jennifer Jones, Susan Poole
wiley   +1 more source

Avoiding Corporate Greenwashing? Sustainability Silence Narratives in the Agri‐Food Industry

open access: yesBusiness Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this article is to shed more light on the reasons underlying companies' under‐communication or lack of communication to stakeholders about sustainability achievements in the agri‐food sector. A qualitative study based on 34 semi‐structured interviews with respondents from this sector shows the predominance of a rationale of ...
Olivier Boiral   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability at the Summit: Transforming Haute Cuisine With Circular Business Models

open access: yesBusiness Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The adoption of circular economy principles poses a vibrant challenge for firms by becoming a potential and sustainable way for them to keep pace with highly dynamic changes in a competitive environment. Although previous research has examined experiences and practices that firms adopt to facilitate their transition to a circular economy ...
Alessandra Costa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Purchase and consumption of luxury goods

open access: yes, 2012
Esta tesis analiza la compra y consumo de bienes de lujo. La idea principal de la tesis es que la compra y consumo de productos de lujo está basada en motivaciones. Toda la investigación se hace a través de una base de datos que se construyó para esta tesis y que incluye a consumidores y directivos de bienes de lujo.
openaire   +2 more sources

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