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| Author: | Fortes, A. Guarnizo, L. E. Haller, W. J. |
| Title: | Transnational Entrepreneurs: An Alternative Form of Immigrant Economic Adaptation |
| Journal: | American Sociological Review
2002 : APR, VOL. 67:2, p. 278-298 |
| Index terms: | ENTREPRENEURSHIP MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES IMMIGRATION |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The recent literature on immigrant transnationalism points to an alternative form of economic adaptation of foreign minorities in advanced societies that is based on the mobilization of their cross-country social networks. Case studies have noted the phenomenon's potential significance for immigrant integration into receiving countries and for the economic development in countries of origin. Despite their suggestive character, these studies consistently sample on the dependent variable (transnationalism), failing to establish the empirical existence of these activities beyond a few descriptive examples and their possible determinants. These issues are addressed using a survey designed explicitly for this purpose and conducted among selected Latin immigrant groups in the United States. |
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