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October 13, 2025Financial economics research.Open Access

The Shaping of Urban Cultural Memories Through Informal Employment: A Case Study of Dongguan, Guangdong, China

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ZXZheng XieChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

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Case study reveals informal employment shapes urban memory in Dongguan, highlighting cultural forces and challenges.

Key Points

  • Informal employment shapes the collective memory of Dongguan, highlighting cultural aspects through labor practices.
  • Collective memory is formed through repeated actions, spatial interactions, and community connections in the workplace.
  • Analysis combines functional linkage theory, space production theory, and collective memory theory to explore connections.
  • Challenges from urban renewal undermine the persistence of these cultural memories, causing memory dissolution.

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Zheng Xie (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68ed1896f29694dd1da78dd8https://doi.org/10.70267/fer.250203.119130
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