This book examines the development of enterprise among key migrant groups in Europe and the United States. It argues that the development of 'ethnic economies' provides the material basis for alternative models of social integration, such as multiculturalism 'from below', which are critical of mainstream assimilationist thinking.

'The author brings further light on the relationship between class and ethnicity which are the two major sociological determinants of social mobility and their integration under the influence of international migration and minority issues.' -Insight Turkey

'This book, part of a series on Migration, Minorities and Citizenship, is..a welcome addition to the literature, offering lecturers a useful examination of ethnicity and enterprise...A great deal of information is packed into some 200 pages and the author's work will certainly inform future teaching for many academics. - Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Autorentext
PRODROMOS PANAYIOTOPOULOS is Lecturer in Sociology and International Development at Swansea University, UK. He has researched and published extensively on international migration and the relationship between ethnicity and enterprise development.

Inhalt
Preface Introduction Ethnicity, Migration, Enterprise Turkish Entrepreneurs in the European Union: A Political-institutional Analysis Chinese Entrepreneurs in Europe and the United States: Studies in Informal Economies Hispanic American Entrepreneurs in the United States Polish Migration and Enterprise in the European Union: Between the Old and the New Conclusion: Winners and Losers Bibliography