The role of ethnic Chinese business in Southeast Asia in catalyzing economic development has been hotly debated - and often misunderstood - throughout cycles of boom and bust. This book critically examines some of the key features attributed to Chinese business: business-government relations, the family firm, trust and networks, and supposed 'Asian' values. The in-depth case studies that feature in the book reveal considerable diversity among these firms and the economic and political networks in which they manoeuvre. With contributions from leading scholars and under the impressive editorship of Jomo and Folk, Ethnic Business is a well-written, important contribution to not only students of Asian business and economics, but also professionals with an interest in those areas.

Providing a crucial understanding of how globalization impacts on the development of Chinese businesses, this book analyzes the unprecedented changes in Chinese ethnic business due to the process of globalization, specifically economic globalization, in the key receiving countries of the US, Australia and Canada. Focusing on the main themes of economic globalization and Chinese community development, transnational linkages, local urban structures, homogenization and place attachment, the team of internationally known contributors place the subject of Chinese ethnic business in the bigger picture of ethnic businesses and globalization. Including excellent methodology such as ethnographic studies, historical analysis, geographic studies and statistical analysis, this volume makes an important contribution to the field of ethnic businesses.

The first broad review of the development of business among ethnic minorities in Britain.

INTRODUCTION Ethnic entrepreneurship is a growing phenomenon along with that of economic migration. The immigrant workforce transitioning toward entrepreneurship in order to adapt to its new community should ideally understand the basics of the business world. The objectives here are to: Understand ethnic entrepreneurship. Structure your project on the right foot to quickly take its place in the market. Acquire a simple but effective approach to structuring the project in 40 hours. Acquire the tools to start your business with speed and assurance and few resources. Know how to search for relevant resources to develop your project. Thus, the key concepts to learn are ethnic entrepreneurship, the 5 essential steps, the process of reflection in 40 hours, and the project plan. At the core, we will need to answer the following question: What are the challenges of a performing ethnic business?

INTRODUCTION After a long deliberation of a business idea and of the structure therein, a major challenge consists of launching onto the market properly in order to be in the best position for the first moments of the life of your business. This step is similar to the birth of a human being so we should take special care to strive for success. The objectives here are: Identify the necessary steps to launch an ethnic business. Develop a marketing plan for the launch of our business project. Develop an action plan. Pull off a remarkable launch. Thus, the main concepts will assimilate the importance of a good launch, the 3 essential steps, and the implementation of the launch. At the core, we need to answer the following question: How do we execute a successful launch and have an impact on the market?

Ethnic Entrepreneurs examines how diverse groups, including indigenous communities in Latin America and Latino communities in the United States, have become visible and valuable as agents of economic development in Latin America in recent years.

The Muleteers -- Families -- The revolutionaries -- The excluded -- Mining -- The technocrat -- Corporations, the state, and ethnic difference.