IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS: VENTURING ABROAD IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION; ED. BY ROBERT KLOOSTERMAN

Immigrant entrepreneurship rose dramatically in the last decade of the twentieth century and has had a huge impact on urban life. Through a comparative study of international "advanced economies," this book explores the impact of immigrant business, drawing on in-depth case studies from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the United States and South Africa. 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? 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. "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."- Contents......Page 8 List of Tables and Figures......Page 10 Notes on Contributors......Page 12 Preface......Page 18 1 Introduction......Page 22 2 United States: The Entrepreneurial Cutting Edge......Page 38 3 Canada: A False Consensus?......Page 60 4 Australia: Cosmopolitan Capitalists Down Under......Page 82 5 South Africa: Creating New Spaces?......Page 100 6 United Kingdom: Severely Constrained Entrepreneurialism......Page 122 7 The Netherlands: A Dutch Treat......Page 144 8 Italy: Between Legal Barriers and Informal Arrangements......Page 168 9 France: The Narrow Path......Page 194 10 Belgium: From Proletarians to Proteans......Page 216 11 Austria: Still a Highly Regulated Economy......Page 234 12 Germany: From Workers to Entrepreneurs......Page 254 Bibliography......Page 282 B......Page 338 C......Page 340 D......Page 341 G......Page 342 I......Page 343 L......Page 344 M......Page 345 N......Page 346 P......Page 347 R......Page 348 S......Page 349 U......Page 350 W......Page 351 Z......Page 352 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. This work states that immigrant entrepreneurship rose dramatically in the 20th century and has had a huge impact on urban life. Not only has immigrant business revitalized derelict shopping streets, but it has also introduced 'exotic' products of social cohesion