Immigrant Enterprice in Europe and the US (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy)

Immigrant-owned enterprises are a highly visible phenomenon, but frequently and increasingly so after 9/11, immigration has been cast in pessimistic and apocalyptic terms which became associated with rising xenophobia and restrictive legislation, such as the Patriot Act in the United States. This book examines the issue of immigration and the contribution immigrant enterprise plays in the economic development of gateway cities such as London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Amsterdam and Miami, cities which appear as the living embodiment of globalization. Questioning the extent to which cities are transformed by immigrants themselves, ‘from below’, this revealing book points to relationships with wider processes, such as the legal and political framework and the restructuring by capital of particular industries and localities. What happens to immigrants is shaped by membership of particular groups, historical circumstances, and the reproduction of social stratification rooted in class, gender, race, age. The book points to the development of social and economic differentiation, and challenges popular stereotypes of immigrants in business. Its findings point to a highly differentiated enterprise structure. This informative volume contains rich case study material. Ideal for students and professionals, it demonstrates that the recognition of diversity is a necessary first step to understanding winners and losers in immigrant enterprise. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Series Title......Page 3 Title......Page 8 Copyright......Page 9 Dedications......Page 10 Contents......Page 12 List of Illustrations......Page 13 Preface......Page 15 Acknowledgements......Page 17 Introduction: Immigration and globalisation......Page 18 1. Globalisation ‘from below’:Enterprise and ethnicity......Page 26 2. Rise of ethnicity: Crisis of modernisation......Page 51 3. Still they come: Immigrants of New York......Page 67 4. Miami: The end of the Cuban ethnic enclave?......Page 91 5. Los Angeles: Between the old and the new......Page 110 6. From labour migrants to immigrant entrepreneurs: The European Union – an overview......Page 132 7. London: Enterprise in an immigrant metropolis......Page 158 8. The state versus immigrant enterprise in Amsterdam......Page 181 9. Paris: Immigrant enterprise in historical perspective......Page 200 Conclusion: Who benefits?......Page 221 Bibliography......Page 250 Index......Page 273 This Book Examines The Issue Of Immigration And The Contribution Immigrant Enterprise Plays In The Economic Development Of Gateway Cities Such As London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Amsterdam And Miami, Cities Which Appear As The Living Embodiment Of Globalisation.--book Jacket. Globalisation 'from Below' : Enterprise And Ethnicity -- Rise Of Ethnicity : Crisis Of Modernisation -- Still They Come : Immigrants Of New York -- Miami : The End Of The Cuban Ethnic Enclave? -- Los Angeles : Between The Old And The New -- From Labour Migrants To Immigrant Entrepreneurs : The European Union--an Overview -- London : Enterprise In An Immigrant Metropolis -- The State Versus Immigrant Enterprise In Amsterdam -- Paris : Immigrant Enterprise In Historical Perspective -- Conclusions : Who Benefits?. Prodromos Panayiotopoulos. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [233]-255) And Index. Globalisation 'from below', enterprise & ethnicity Rise of ethnicity and the crisis of modernisation Still they come: immigrants of New York Miami: the end of the Cuban ethnic enclave? Between the old and the new: Los Angeles and immigrant enterprise From labour migrants to immigrant entrepreneurs in the European Union: an overview London: enterprise in an immigrant metropolis The state versus immigrant enterprise: the case of Amsterdam Paris: immigrant enterprise in historical perspective Conclusions: who benefits?.