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1 online resource (226 pages) |
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Series on development and international migration in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Basin ; v. 4 |
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Series on development and international migration in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Basin ; v. 4.
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Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Preface; Introduction; 1 The Small Business Sector in Central America: A Diagnosis; I. Introduction; II. Relative Share; III. Key Factors for the Development of S IV. Development Strategies; V. Barriers to the Development of S VI. Conclusions and Outlook; Notes; 2 Microenterprise and the Informal Sector in the Dominican Republic: Operation and Promotion Policy; I. Introduction; II. Microenterprise and the Informal Sector in the Dominican Republic: Composition and Basic Characteristics |
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III. Policies to Promote Microenterprise and Informal Sector DevelopmentNotes; 3 Remittance Inflows and Economic Development in Selected Anglophone Caribbean Countries; I. Introduction; II. Review of the Literature; III. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; IV. Size and Growth of Remittances; V. Facilitating Programs; VI. Conclusion; Notes; 4 Tropical Capitalists: U.S.-Bound Immigration and Small-Enterprise Development in the Dominican Republic; I. Introduction; II. Dominican Immigration; III. Methodology; IV. The Dominican Immigrant Community of New York: Preliminary Findings |
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v. The Immigrant Community and the Development of Dominican Small EnterprisesVI. Conclusions; Notes; 5 Small-Scale Industry and International Migration in Guadalajara, Mexico; I. Introduction; II. Small-Scale Industry in Guadalajara; III. Small Industrialists, Migration and Their Firms; IV. Workers and Migration; V. International Migration in the 1982 Guadalajara Operative Labor Market; VI. International Migration Among Informal Workers in 1985; VII. International Migration Among Industrial Workers in Guadalajara and Atotonilco in 1987 |
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VIII. The Work Force in Small-Scale Enterprises Studied in 1989IX. Conclusions and Recommendations; Notes; 6 Small Business Development in El Salvador: The Impact of Remittances; I. Introduction; II. Study Design; III. Characteristics of the Sample; IV. Volume and Importance of Remittances for Small Businesses; V. The Importance of Remittances in Small Business Development; VI. Stimulating the Productive Use of Remittances; VII. Conclusion; Notes; About the Editors and Contributors |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Small business -- Caribbean Area
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Emigrant remittances -- Caribbean Area
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Emigrant remittances
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Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects
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Small business
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SUBJECT |
Caribbean Area -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects
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Subject |
Caribbean Area
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United States
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780429695148 |
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0429695144 |
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9780429715150 |
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0429715153 |
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