Ethnic Economies

by Ivan Light, Steven J. Gold

The phenomenon of increasingly visible groups of immigrant entrepreneurs raises a host of questions. What are the causes of immigrant entrepreneurship? What are its consequences, especially as regards upward mobility and inter-ethnic relations? And what accounts for differences in entrepreneurship among ethnic groups? Ethnic Economies provides a broad overview of ethnicity and entrepreneurship, connecting it with broader studies of economic life.

Genres: Economics

302 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Ivan Light is professor of sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles.