Ethnic entrepreneurs : immigrant business in industrial societies
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Ethnic entrepreneurs : immigrant business in industrial societies
（Sage series on race and ethnic relations, v. 1）
Sage Publications, c1990
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 199-214
Includes indexes
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Description
Everywhere immigrants settle in advanced Western societies, ethnic minority businesses flourish - whether they be Turkish tailors in Amsterdam, Moroccan grocers in Paris or Chinese restaurateurs in New York. This book examines the phenomenon of minority business development in industrial societies. Contributions challenge the conventional `wisdom' which claims that immigrants do well in business because their culture makes them entrepreneurial. Rather, they show how the development of a particular ethnic minority business is always the product of unique, historical circumstances. These include opportunities for newcomers, ethnic group characteristics, and strategies used to exploit entrepreneurial options. They also show that not all groups are equally interested in the business ownership option for advancement or equally successful at it.
Table of Contents
Foreword - John H Stanfield II
Preface
Opportunities, Group Characteristics, and Outcomes - Roger Waldinger, Howard Aldrich and Robin Ward
Trends in Ethnic Business in the United States - Roger Waldinger and Howard Aldrich
European Trends in Ethnic Business - Jochen Blaschke et al
Spatial Dimensions of Opportunity Structures - Roger Waldinger, David McEvoy and Howard Aldrich
Ethnic Entrepreneurs and Ethnic Strategies - Jeremy Boissevain et al
Business on the Ragged Edge - Roger Waldinger, Mirjana Morokvasic and Annie Phizacklea
Immigrant and Minority Business in the Garment Industries of Paris, London, and New York
Conclusions and Policy Implications - Roger Waldinger et al
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