Gentrification in Chinatown: authenticity is anti-fragile, tourism (semiotic commerce) is fragile

Here's the complete series on Gentrification in Chinatown:

Prestige and its deceptions and betrayals

Prestige and distortion in Chinatown

Suits and betrayal in Chinatown

The Mobility Dilemma and the Clearinghouse Effect

Authenticity in the East Village

and a broad consideration of the government role in gentrification and the flaw in academic theory.