An American story : Mexican American entrepreneurship and wealth creation /
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| Imprint: | West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, c2009. |
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| Description: | x, 204 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International series on technology policy and innovation, 1528-1698 |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7884618 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Mexican American Entrepreneurship: Discovery and Rediscovery of a Tradition
- Introduction
- An American Story: Mexican-American Entrepreneurship and Wealth Creation
- Chapter 1. The Mexican American Self-employed Population in Context
- Chapter 2. Life on the ôHillö: Entrepreneurial Strategies in 1940s Corpus Christi
- Chapter 3. English Proficiency and Entrepreneurial Incomeamong Mexican Immigrant Men in the United States, 1990,2000, and 2005
- Chapter 4. How Successful are Female Hispanic Entrepreneurs?
- Chapter 5. A Woman's Place is on the Street: Purposes andProblems of Mexican American Women Entrepreneurs
- Chapter 6. Mexican Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Los Angeles: An Analysis of the Determinants of Entrepreneurial Outcomes
- Chapter 7. Knowledge and Networks: Mexican-American Entrepreneurship in Southwestern Michigan
- Chapter 8. Mexican American Entrepreneurship in the Southwest
- Conclusion
- Concluding Thoughts and Call for Future Research
- About the Contributors
