Asian Migrants and European Labour Markets: Patterns and Processes of Immigrant Labour Market Insertion in Europe

ISBN-13: 9780415645973 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 360 str.

Ernst Spaan; Felicitas Hillmann; Ton Van Naerssen

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This collection of papers deals specifically with the incorporation of Asian immigrants in European labour markets. Featuring an impressive list of contributors from across Europe, it explores the phenomenon of Asian immigration in Europe.

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ASIAN MIGRANTS AND EUROPEAN LABOUR MARKETS PATTERNS OF MIGRANT LABOUR MARKET INSERTION IN EUROPE Edited by Ernst Spaan, Felicitas Hillmann and Ton van Naerssen CONTENTS List of tables List of figures List of graphs Note on contributors Preface Introduction: Landscapes of Asian migrant labour in Europe Felicitas Hillmann, Ton van Naerssen and Ernst Spaan Part I Within the system: Asian immigration and the EU labour market 1. Not All Can Win: Asians in the British Labour Market Giles A. Barrett and David McEvoy 2. Chinese Immigration and (Ethnic) Labour market in France Emmanuel Ma Mung 3. On Nurses and News Vendors – Asian Immigrants on the Vienna Labour Market Ursula Reeger and Christianne Hintermann 4. Riders on the storm: Vietnamese in Germany's two migration systems Felicitas Hillmann 5. Labour Migration into Poland: the Case of the Vietnamese community Krystyna Iglicka Part II Coming in: Specific incorporation trajectories of Asian migrants 6. South Asian Women and Employment in Britain: Diversity and Social Change Fauzia Ahmad, Stephen Lissenburg and Tariq Modood 7. The milky way to labour market insertion: The Sikh ‘community’ in Lombardy Maria José Compiani and Fabio Quassoli 8. Filipinas in Spain. Professional Stagnation as an Adaptation Strategy Natalia Ribas and Laura Oso 9. Filipina women as domestic workers in Paris. A transitional Labour market enabling the fulfilment of life projects? Liane Mozère PART III Self-employment and entrepreneurship among Asian immigrants in Europe 10. Asians on the Norwegian labour market: Industrial Concentration and Self-Employment Careers Geir Inge Orderud and Knut Onsager 11. Asian Business Strategies in the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Assessment Monder Ram and Trevor Jones 12. Asian immigrants and entrepreneurs in the Netherlands Ernst Spaan, Ton van Naerssen and Harry van den Tillaart 13. Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs in Italy: Strengths and Weaknesses of an Ethnic Enclave Economy Daniele Cologna 14. Chinese entrepreneurship in Spain: The seeds of Chinatown Joaquín Beltrán Antolin 15. The Working of Networking: Ethnic Networks as Social Capital among Chinese Migrant Businesses in Germany Maggi Leung References