Immigrant entrepreneurs : venturing abroad in the age of globalization / edited by Robert Kloosterman and Jan Rath.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kloosterman, Robert.

Rath, Jan, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minority business enterprises.

Entrepreneurship.

Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

Immigrants--Economic conditions.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--Social conditions.

Multiculturalism.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 331 pages).

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Summary:

"No large city is complete without a bustling array of culturally diverse businesses. Immigrant entrepreneurship rose dramatically in the last decade of the twentieth century and has, inevitably, had a huge impact on urban life. Not only has immigrant business revitalized derelict shopping streets, but it has also introduced 'exotic' products and fostered new forms of social cohesion. In spite of this, we rarely consider how migrants made the trek abroad, what role they play in their country of settlement, and what effect they have on the global economic climate.Through a comparative study of international 'advanced economies', this book explores the impact of immigrant business. It draws on in-depth case studies from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the United States and South Africa. Paying specific attention to the particularities of each country, it provides an up-to-date review of theoretical debates that have developed rapidly in recent years. How important is the institutional framework of each country in determining the extent and incidence of immigrant entrepreneurship? What role do welfare systems play in immigration and how do they compare and contrast in different countries? In what ways do immigrants use their own resources, make use of existing ones, and create new ones? Immigrant Entrepreneurs provides a comprehensive, cross-cultural overview of immigrant business in a diverse global economy. Sophisticated in its analysis and innovative in its approach, this timely book is a benchmark publication."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

United States : the entrepreneurial cutting edge / Pyong Gap Min and Mehdi Bozorgmehr

Canada : a false consensus / Daniel Hiebert

Australia : cosmopolitan capitalists down under / Jock Collins

South Africa : creating new spaces? / Sally Peberdy and Christian M. Rogerson

United Kingdom : severely constrained entrepreneurialism / Giles A. Barrett, Trevor P. Jones and David McEvoy

The Netherlands : a Dutch treat / Jan Rath and Robert C. Kloosterman

Italy : between legal barriers and informal arrangements / Mauro Magatti and Fabio Quassoli

France : the narrow path / Emmanuel Ma Mung and Thomas Lacroix

Belgium : from proletarians to proteans / Ching Lin Pang

Austria : still a highly regulated economy / Regina Haberfellner

Germany : from workers to entrepreneurs / Czarina Wilpert.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-316) and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Immigrant entrepreneurs.

ISBN:

9781350151468

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.