Building the new Macau: A portrait of Chinese construction workers in Sihanoukville

Due to a massive and sudden influx of capital from China, much of which was invested in shadowy gambling operations, in just a few years Sihanoukville went from a dreamy, low-budget tourist destination on the Cambodian coast to Southeast Asia's 'new Macau'. When, in the summer of 2019...

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Published inMade in China Journal Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 66 - 73
Main Author Franceschini, Ivan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canberra, ACT ANU Press 11.02.2021
Subjects
Casinos
Construction contracts
Construction industry
Construction workers
Contractors
Employees
Finance
Government securities
Infrastructure (Economics)
Labor contractors
Legalized gambling
Marketing
Online gambling
Rents
Small business
Social conditions
Cambodia
United States > US
China
Macao
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Summary:Due to a massive and sudden influx of capital from China, much of which was invested in shadowy gambling operations, in just a few years Sihanoukville went from a dreamy, low-budget tourist destination on the Cambodian coast to Southeast Asia's 'new Macau'. When, in the summer of 2019, the Cambodian authorities banned online gambling, the local economy came tumbling down. As construction sites all over the city halted operation, workers, both Chinese and Cambodian, were hit particularly hard by the crisis. This essay looks into their plight.
Bibliography:Made in China Journal, Vol. 5, No. 3, Sep-Dec 2020, 66-73
Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:2652-6352
2652-6352
2206-9119
DOI:10.22459/MIC.05.03.2020.08