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Immigrant Business
Jan . Ed(S): Rath
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Description for Immigrant Business
Hardback. Some businesses started by immigrants have been incorporated into the European and American mainstream. Others stay on the economic fringes. The starting point of this book is that a proper understanding of these businesses is served by focusing on the embeddedness of immigrant businesses. Editor(s): Rath, Jan. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL; KJV; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 389.
In the past few years, a considerable number of immigrants have established their own businesses. In doing so, they have contributed in many ways to the economic development of American and European metropolitan areas. Some businesses have been incorporated into the mainstream, while others have stayed on the economic fringes and got engaged in the informal economy. The starting point of this book is that a proper understanding of these businesses is served by focusing on the embeddedness of immigrant businesses in their economic, politico-institutional and social environments from a multi-disciplinary perspective rather than confining the attention to ethnic-cultural or ... Read more
In the past few years, a considerable number of immigrants have established their own businesses. In doing so, they have contributed in many ways to the economic development of American and European metropolitan areas. Some businesses have been incorporated into the mainstream, while others have stayed on the economic fringes and got engaged in the informal economy. The starting point of this book is that a proper understanding of these businesses is served by focusing on the embeddedness of immigrant businesses in their economic, politico-institutional and social environments from a multi-disciplinary perspective rather than confining the attention to ethnic-cultural or ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
Number of Pages
231
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333683149
SKU
V9780333683149
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Ref
99-15
About Jan . Ed(S): Rath
JAN RATH is Senior Researcher and Project Manager in the interfaculty Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES) at the University of Amsterdam. He received his MA degree in cultural anthropology and urban studies and a PhD from Utrecht University. He is the founding and managing editor of the Dutch quarterly journal Migrantenstudies. He is author of numerous articles, book ... Read more
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