Ethnic diasporas and business competitiveness: Minority-owned enterprises in London

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 689-705

  Kitching, John ^a   Smallbone, David ^a   Athayde, Rosemary ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

City competitiveness; Diaspora; Ethnic diversity; Ethnic minority enterprise; London

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; COMPETITIVENESS; DIASPORA; ETHNIC MINORITY; NETWORKING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67650079145     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830902765368     Document Type: Article

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