Social Capital and the Myth of Minority Self-Employment
Evidence from Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3624345 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Nakhaie (0000-0001-9415-0787, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author), Xiaohua Lin (0000-0002-6546-0951, Toronto Metropolitan University, corresponding author), Jian Guan (0000-0002-4762-7113, Toronto Metropolitan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 625-644 |
| Publication date | 2009-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691830902765244 |
| OpenAlex | W2025090413 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 54 |
Using data from the Ethnic Diversity Survey conducted by Statistics Canada in 2001, this paper shows that visible minorities, particularly blacks, are the least likely to be self-employed when compared to Europeans. The rate of self-employment for visible minorities is lowest in manufacturing and the primary sectors of the economy. To the extent that social capital is important for self-employment, its benefits vary by type of social capital and industry. There is also evidence that the employment benefits derived from social capital vary across ethno-racial groups, challenging the view that social capital is a source of ethnic advantage for minority groups
Demographic economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Labour economics · Political science · Social capital · Social mobility · Social science · Sociology · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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| Citations per year | 0,94 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |