Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Cities: Global Perspectives (The Urban Book Series)

"This book draws on evidence from global cities around the world and explores various dimensions of immigrant entrepreneurship and urban development. It provides a substantive contribution to the existing literature in several ways. First of all, it pursues a comparative approach, with case studies from both the global north and global south, so as to broaden the theoretical framework in this area especially as pertinent to emerging economies. Second, it covers multiple scales, from local community place-making, to urban contexts of reception, to transnational networks and connections. Third, it combines approaches and research methods from numerous disciplines, investigating entry dynamics, trends and patterns, business performance, challenges, and the impact of immigrant entrepreneurship in urban areas. Finally, it pays particular attention to current international experiences regarding urban policies on immigrant entrepreneurship. Given its scope, the book will be an enlightening read for anyone interested in immigration, entrepreneurship and urban development issues around the globe. As global cities around the world continue to attract both domestic migrants and international migrants to their bustling metropolises, immigrant entrepreneurship is emerging as an important urban phenomenon that calls for careful examination. From Chinatown in New York, to Silicon Valley in San Francisco, to Little Africa in Guangzhou, immigrant-owned businesses are not only changing the business landscape in their host communities, but also transforming the spatial, economic, social, and cultural dynamics of cities and regions."--Publisher's description Front Matter ....Pages i-x Introduction: Immigrant Entrepreneurship Research from a Comparative Perspective (Cathy Yang Liu)....Pages 1-9 Front Matter ....Pages 11-11 Migrant Entrepreneurship and Urban Development in Global Cities (Lauren W. Forbes, Cathy Yang Liu)....Pages 13-45 Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Sydney: Australia’s Leading Global City (Jock Collins)....Pages 47-65 Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Hong Kong (Biyang Sun, Eric Fong)....Pages 67-96 Comparative Notes on the Context of Reception and Immigrant Entrepreneurship in New York City, Washington, DC, El Paso, Barcelona, and Paris (Ernesto Castañeda)....Pages 97-122 Front Matter ....Pages 123-123 De-Bunking Myths? International Migrants, Entrepreneurship and the Informal Sector in Gauteng, South Africa (Sally Ann Peberdy)....Pages 125-151 Migrant Entrepreneurs in Industry Cluster Formation and Innovation: The Case of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia (Holi Bina Wijaya, Iwan Rudiarto, Herlina Kurniawati)....Pages 153-173 Business Connections of Migrant Entrepreneurs: Finding a Niche in the Diverse City of Amsterdam (Juan Francisco Alvarado Valenzuela)....Pages 175-193 The Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurship on City Building: Learning from Toronto (Zhixi Cecilia Zhuang)....Pages 195-211 Front Matter ....Pages 213-213 “Flushing—The Bigger, Better and Downright Sexier Chinatown of New York”: Transnational Growth Coalitions and Immigrant Economies (Tarry Hum)....Pages 215-242 Grassroots Globalization in the Twenty-First Century’s First 15 Years: New Immigrant Communities in the Political Economy of Asia and Africa (James H. Spencer)....Pages 243-263 Revitalizing Urban America Through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program (Edward S. Smith)....Pages 265-277