Ethnic Enterprise in Ontario: Immigrant Participation in the Small Business Sector.

Marger, Martin N.; Hoffman, Constance A.

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ERIC Number: EJ455266

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Publication Date: 1992

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Ethnic Enterprise in Ontario: Immigrant Participation in the Small Business Sector.

Marger, Martin N.; Hoffman, Constance A.

International Migration Review, v26 n3 p968-81 Fall 1992

Examines participation in small businesses by 272 immigrant entrepreneurs in Ontario (Canada) using a theoretical model viewing immigrant enterprise as a product of class and ethnic resources in combination with a favorable opportunity structure. In Ontario, Hong Kong Chinese immigrants predominate among new ethnic entrepreneurs. (SLD)

Descriptors: Economic Opportunities, Entrepreneurship, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries, Free Enterprise System, Immigrants, Incidence, Models, Occupations, Small Businesses

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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