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Understanding Ethnic Small Business: A Case Study of Marrickville
Author(s) -
Tait David,
Castles Stephen,
Gibson Katherine,
Collins Jock,
Alcorso Caroline
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1989.tb00864.x
Subject(s) - vietnamese , ethnic group , project commissioning , publishing , small business , feature (linguistics) , economic growth , business , marketing , sociology , political science , economics , philosophy , linguistics , anthropology , law
Ethnic small businesses are an increasingly important feature of economic life in Australian cities. Which groups are most likely to go into this sector, and what are the factors which make for ‘success’? What is the price for survival in terms of working conditions and family life, and what are the fruits of success? These are some of the questions being investigated in a two‐year study of ethnic small business in the Sydney region. This paper provides the first report from the study, examining the development of Greek and Vietnamese businesses in the inner suburb of Marrickville.