Mapping global production in New York City's garment industry: The role of Sunset Park, Brooklyn's immigrant economy

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 294-309

  Hum, Tarry ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Business incubator; Community economic development; Garment industry; Immigrant economy

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; GARMENT INDUSTRY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MANUFACTURING; URBAN ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042785758     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242403255088     Document Type: Article

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