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In Search of Ethnic Entrepreneurship Opportunities in the City - A Comparative Policy Study

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Hadewijch van Delft (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Cees Gorter (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Peter Nijkamp () (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The rapidly rising inflow of foreign migrants confronts policy-makers with many socio-economic problems. The negative externalities of uncontrolled immigration are well known and often hard to cope with. In recent years we have seen many policy initiatives based on self-reliance principles for ethnic groups. Against this background ethnic entrepreneurship has become a popular strategy, as it stimulates and encourages migrants to look after themselves with a limited support of the government. Such a policy becomes an increasingly important endeavour in many large cities. Besides the conventional educational support and training programmes, such a strategy would need to implement

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Paper provided by Tinbergen Institute in its series Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers with number 99-059/3.

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  1. Marthen L. Ndoen & Cees Gorter & Peter Nijkamp & Piet Rietveld, 2000. "Entrepreneurial Migration and Regional Opportunities in Developing Countries," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 00-086/3, Tinbergen Institute. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Nijkamp, Peter & van Hemert, Patricia, 2007. "Going for Growth; a Theoretical and Policy Framework," Papers DYNREG14, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). [Downloadable!]
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