1st Edition
Doing Business in Minority Markets Black and Korean Entrepreneurs in Chicago's Ethnic Beauty Aids Industry
By Robert Mark Silverman
Copyright 2000
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines black and Korean entrepreneurship in Chicago's ethnic beauty aids industry. In the case of each entrepreneurial group, business activities are heavily influenced by the economic conditions found on the South Side of Chicago. For instance, both groups provide goods and services to black consumers, both groups modify their business practices in response to the depressed incomes... Read more
Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Race and the Ethnic Beauty Aids Industry; Chapter 3: The Context of Minority Entrepreneurship on the South Side of Chicago; Chapter 4: Sojourning and the Welfare Economy; Chapter 5: The Effects of Competition on Ethnic Solidarity; Chapter 6: The Interdependence of Korean Merchants and Black Employees in Minority Markets; Chapter 7: Middleman and Black Distributors; Chapter 8: Contemporary Black Manufacturers; Chapter 9: Conclusion; Appendix A: Interview Guide For Beauty Aids; Appendix B: Beauty Aids Merchant Survey; Appendix C: Interview Guide for Beauty Aids Distributors; Appendix D: Beauty Aids Distributor Survey; Appendix E: Interview Guide for Beauty Aids; Appendix F: Beauty Aids Manufacturer Survey; Bibliography; Index
Biography
Robert Mark Silverman
"Silverman's book provides an interesting and important case study of business enterprise among blacks and Korean immigrants in the inner city... It should be read by all scholars who are interested in ethnic entrepreneurship and in minority consumer markets." -- Critical Sociology, Volume 29, issue 1, Robert L. Boyd
