Warmth Of The Welcome: The Social Causes Of Economic Success In Different Nations And Cities

by Jeffrey G. Reitz

Book Overview

This book examines how the economic performance of immigrants is shaped by national and urban social institutions. In the United States, particularly in the high-immigration cities, most immigrant-origin groups have significantly lower earnings than do their counterparts in Canadian or Australian cities. Immigration policy is not a factor, however; in fact U.S. immigrants?in particular origin groups?are not less skilled. American institutions, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813368022
• ISBN13: 9780813368023
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"