Ethnic Entrepreneurs as Economy Strategy in Almeria (Spain)

• Authors: Ángeles Arjona Garrido , Juan Carlos Checa Olmos
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Immigrants going to Almería (Spain) are mainly joining the intensive farming sector such as greenhouses, though nowadays they are present in other areas such as construction and restaurant industries as well as domestic service. Some immigrants in order to escape and overcome market segmentation run their own ethnic businesses in the county. The ruling hypothesis is that, once an immigrant is established as an autonomous worker in the labour market, a whole ethnic economy develops. Besides this is an alternative option for immigrants instead of going through the segregation and discrimination which are constant in other sectors. The same way, the importance of the reception environments in general through the integration process, and more specifically in the autonomous labour market is highlighted as well.

Keywords

EN

ethnic economy; labor market segmentation; labor alternative; ethnic discrimination

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne
• Journal: Polish Sociological Review
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 164
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 401-416

Dates

published

2008-12-30

Contributors

author

Ángeles Arjona Garrido

• University of Almería

author

Juan Carlos Checa Olmos

• University of Almería