Ethnic Entrepreneurs : Immigrant Business in Industrial Societies

Everywhere immigrants settle in advanced Western societies, ethnic minority businesses flourish - whether they be Turkish tailors in Amsterdam, Moroccan grocers in Paris or Chinese restaurateurs in New York.

This book examines the phenomenon of minority business development in industrial societies.

Contributions challenge the conventional `wisdom' which claims that immigrants do well in business because their culture makes them entrepreneurial.

Rather, they show how the development of a particular ethnic minority business is always the product of unique, historical circumstances.

These include opportunities for newcomers, ethnic group characteristics, and strategies used to exploit entrepreneurial options.

They also show that not all groups are equally interested in the business ownership option for advancement or equally successful at it.