Immigrant Business: The Economic, Political and Social Environment

by Jan Rath (Editor)

Contains papers from a September 1995 workshop held at the University of Amsterdam, plus additional papers, by contributors with backgrounds in economics, sociology, cultural anthropology, political science, and history. They examine problems surrounding immigrant businesses in America and Europe, looking at ways in which strategies of entrepreneurs are linked to their relations within economic, politico- institutional, and social environments. Rath is senior researcher and program manager in the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

250 pages, Hardcover

First published April 22, 2000