β Scribed by Jan Rath (eds.)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction: Immigrant Businesses and their Economic, Politico-Institutional and Social Environment....Pages 1-19
Regionalisation in a Globalising World: The Emergence of Clothing Sweatshops in the European Union....Pages 20-36
Market Potential as a Decisive Influence on the Performance of Ethnic Minority Business....Pages 37-53
Location Matters: Ethnic Entrepreneurs and the Spatial Context....Pages 54-69
Small Firm Financial Contracting and Immigrant Entrepreneurship....Pages 70-89
Immigrant Entrepreneurship and the Institutional Context: A Theoretical Exploration....Pages 90-106
State Regulatory Regimes and Immigrantsβ Informal Economic Activity....Pages 107-123
The Economic Theory of Ethnic Conflict: A Critique and Reformation....Pages 124-141
The Social Capital of Ethnic Entrepreneurs and their Business Success....Pages 142-161
Globalisation and Migration Networks....Pages 162-181
International Migration, Undocumented Immigrants and Immigrant Entrepreneurship....Pages 182-198
Back Matter....Pages 199-231
Ethnicity Studies; Migration; Organization
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