Ethnic Communities in Business

Klappentext The first broad review of the development of business among ethnic minorities in Britain. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors; Preface; Part I. The Context of Ethnic Business: 1. Ethnic business development in Britain: opportunities and resources Gerald Mars and Robin Ward; 2. Small entrepreneurs in contemporary Europe Jeremy Boissevain; 3. Small business vulnerability, ethnic enclaves and ethnic enterprise Ellen Auster and Howard Aldrich; Part II. Diversity in Ethnic Business: 4. Ethnicity and the rise of capitalism in Ulster Richard Jenkins; 5. The development of Jewish business in the United Kingdom Harold Pollins; 6. The rise of the Britalian culture entrepreneur Robin Palmer; 7. Choice, chance or no alternative? Turkish Cypriots in business in London Sarah Ladbury; 8. West Indian business in Britain Frank Reeves and Robin Ward; Part III. The Asian Experience: 9. Snakes and ladders: Asian business in Britain Susan Nowikowski; 10. Business on trust: Pakistani entrepreneurship in the Manchester garment trade Pnina Werbner; 11. Ethnic advantage and minority business development Howard Aldrich, Trevor P. Jones and David McEvoy; 12. Acquiring premises: a case study of Asians in Bradford John Cater; Part IV. Overview: 13. Ethnic minorities in business: a research agenda Richard Jenkins; Notes; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Robin Ward
• Assisted by: Richard Jenkins (Editor), Ward Robin (Editor), Robin Ward (Editor), Ward Robin (Editor)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521129695
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12969-5
• Series: Comparative Ethnic and Race Re; Comparative Ethnic and Race Relations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology