Unravelling the rag trade : Immigrant entrepreneurship in seven world cities

Author

Additional Author(s)

• Rath, Jan

Publisher

Oxford: Berg, 2002

Language

English

ISBN

9781847888945

Series

Subject(s)

• ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• IMMIGRANTS--ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
• USED CLOTHING INDUSTRY

Notes

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Abstract

The garment industry is one of the world’s largest industries, yet there are few sustained examinations of its importance to the global economy and the very vital role that immigrant entrepreneurship has played. Focusing on the garment industry in seven world cities -Paris, London, Birmingham, Amsterdam, New York, Miami and Los Angeles- this book tackles the complex relationship between the development of immigrant entrepreneurship and the shift to global, post-industrial urban economies. The interconnections among immigrant entrepreneurs, social networks, market conditions and regulatory matters are thoroughly explored in a comparative way. Starting from the idea that general social, economic and political processes manifest themselves in ever changing, historically specific shapes, the contributors offer intriguing insights into the dynamics of entrepreneurial management against the backdrop of such processes as: the differential spatial impact of economic restructuring; the significance of governance at various levels; and the conditional use of social capital. With contributions from leading experts in the field, this is a must for those wishing to supplement their knowledge in globalization, labour, economics, immigration and the garment industry broadly speaking.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (xvi, 226 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Needle games: a discussion of mixed embeddedness / Jan Rath --
Paris: a historical view / Nancy L. Green --
London: economic differentiation and policy-making / Prodromos Panayiotopoulos (aka Mike Pany) and Marja Dreef --
West Midlands: still managing to survive / Monder Ram, Bob Jerrard and Joy Husband --
Amsterdam: stitched up / Stephan Raes [and others] --
New York: caught under the fashion runway / Yu Zhou --
Miami: ethnic succession and failed restructuring / Guillermo Grenier and Alex Stepick --
Los Angeles: wearing out their welcome / Ivan Light and Victoria D. Ojeda --
Sewing up seven cities / Jan Rath.

Exemplar(s)

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