Regulation of Migrant Entrepreneurship
Giacomo Solano, Monder Ram & Jan Rath (Eds)
International Migration
April 2023, 61(2): 1-122
We are struck by a curious paradox: the flourishing discourse on migrant entrepreneurship is replete with references to the regulatory environment; yet the precise ways in which regulations exert influence is rarely spelt out. This task is all the more urgent because policymakers are alighting on the fact that migrants often turn to self-employment to make their way in destination societies. Yet, the extent to which regulations – comprising laws and governmental and non-governmental policy measures and practices – is poorly understood. This special section aims at filling this gap by adopting a theoretically informed analytical perspective to understand the role of regulation in migrant entrepreneurship. Articles in this special section analyse the nature of laws, policies and practices, the factors of success/failure of these, the role of governmental and non-governmental actors, and the effect of different welfare regimes and governance conditions.
Special Issue Articles
Regulation of migrant entrepreneurship: The strained conjunction of laws, policies and practices
Giacomo Solano, Monder Ram, Jan Rath
Pages: 3-8 First Published: 09 March 2023
Much ado about very little: The dubious connection between ethnic minority business policy and ethnic minority entrepreneurship
Trevor Jones, Richard Roberts, Monder Ram
Pages: 9-26 First Published: 28 January 2022
A level playing field for migrant entrepreneurs? The legal and policy landscape across EU and OECD countries
Giacomo Solano
Pages: 27-47 First Published: 17 November 2021
Do welfare policies matter for immigrant entrepreneurship? An analysis in the context of France
Michael Samers
Pages: 48-66 First Published: 19 December 2022
The multi-scalar embeddedness of support policies for migrant entrepreneurship in Japan
Sakura Yamamura
Pages: 67-86 First Published: 22 March 2022
Swedish migration policy liberalization and new immigrant entrepreneurs
Aliaksei Kazlou, Susanne Urban
Pages: 87-106 First Published: 26 February 2022
The regulatory environment for migrant and women entrepreneurs
Sibel Ozasir-Kacar, Caroline Essers
Pages: 107-122 First Published: 28 December 2021
