Landscapes of the Ethnic Economy

by Kaplan, David H.; Airriess, Christopher A.; Alberts, Heike; Barrett, Giles A.; Collins, Jock; Hillmann, Felicitas; House, Bessie; Li, Wei; Lo, Lucia; McEvoy, David; Mudu, Pierpaolo; Oberle, Alex; Smith, James M.; Teixeira, Carlos Gustavo Poggio

• ISBN13: 9780742529472
• ISBN10: 0742529479
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-06
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Exploring the worldwide boom in immigration, this book traces the profound changes in urban areas as new arrivals have transformed inner cities and suburbs alike into bastions of new ethnic economic activity. Each chapter addresses the significance of urban space and local context in developing various ethnic economies and how ethnic economies have helped to re-create urban neighborhoods. With its international scope and rich case studies, this book will be invaluable for scholars and students alike in the fields of ethnic studies, urban studies, economic development, geography, and sociology.

Table of Contents

Figures	vii
Tables	ix
Introduction: The Places of Ethnic Economies	1	(16)
David H. Kaplan
Wei Li
PART I: HOW GEOGRAPHY SHAPES THE ETHNIC ECONOMY
Scaling Central Place of an Ethnic-Vietnamese Commercial Enclave in New Orleans, Louisiana	17	(18)
Christopher Airriess
Geographic Boundaries of the Cuban Enclave Economy in Miami	35	(14)
Heike Alberts
Residential Segregation and Ethnic Economies in a Multicultural City: The Little Portugal of Toronto	49	(18)
Carlos Teixeira
Race, Space, Crime, and the African American Entrepreneur: Business Owner Attitudes, Business Success, and the Neighborhood Context	67	(16)
David H. Kaplan
Bessie House-Soremekun
Changing Geography of Toronto's Chinese Ethnic Economy	83	(14)
Lucia Lo
Gendered Landscapes of Ethnic Economies: Turkish Entrepreneurs in Berlin	97	(16)
Felicitas Hillmann
PART II: HOW THE ETHNIC ECONOMY SHAPES THE URBAN LANDSCAPE
How Ethnic Banks Matter: Banking and Community/Economic Development in Los Angeles	113	(22)
Wei Li
Gary Dymski
Maria W. L. Chee
Hyeon-Hyo Ahn
Carolyn Aldana
Yu Zhou
Ethnic Diversity and the Ethnic Economy in Cosmopolitan Sydney	135	(14)
Jock Collins
Latino Business Landscapes and the Hispanic Ethnic Economy	149	(16)
Alex Oberle
The New Romans: Ethnic Economic Activities in Rome	165	(12)
Pierpaolo Mudu
Spatial and Identity Transformations of the Japanese American Ethnic Economy in Globalizing Los Angeles	177	(16)
James M. Smith
The Evolution of Manchester's Curry Mile: From Suburban Shopping Street to Ethnic Destination	193	(16)
Giles A. Barrett
David McEvoy
Index	209	(12)
About the Contributors	221