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- Borg, Erik A., 1961-, et al.
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Enterprises in the suburbs and the locality of entrepreneurship
- 2017
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Ingår i: Great regional awakening. - 9781897721605
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Suburbs represent an essential subject for regional studies and have a rapidly increasing economic significance within wider metropolitan regions (Phelps 2010). It is necessary to create inclusive suburbs with a stronger identity. The current growth of populations in major cities requires an ability to reorganize existing cities and a massive restructuring of urban infrastructure (Modarres and Kirby 2010). The interpretation of the needs of suburbs have previously called for a transdisciplinary and collaborative strategy (Després et al. 2004). We look at entrepreneurship and different types of 21 businesses as a source of vitalization of suburbs. These ventures are studied in the context of the diversity of the population of suburb. Entrepreneurial investments, the establishment of high impact enterprises as well as networking among local and migrant businesses represent elements that can vitalize previously marginalized suburbs. Enterprises that are clustered in suburban neighborhoods reflect the different impacts of suburban and city spatial forms. Newly arrived citizens draw upon the critical mass of ethnic members to form a niche market for ethnic business (Fong et al. 2007). Minorities may have limited access to financial capital in the larger urban economy, but ethnic enclaves may provide a source of a unique competitive advantage (Cummings 1999). Entrepreneurship rooted in a suburban surrounding represent a specific opportunity to become embedded in an economic and spatial dimension. The migrant may be seen as representing a diversity capital which penetrate specific market conditions located in ethnically diverse neighborhoods situated in the suburbs of major cities. The spatial and entrepreneurial dimension of ethnic business can thereby be given a relevant context for interpretation.
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- Hajighasemi, Ali, 1960-
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European Welfare States and Globalization : Strategies in an Era of Economic Restructuring
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Bok (refereegranskat)abstract
- The book explores the recent development and current state of three European welfare states: Germany, Poland, Italy and Denmark. The main purpose is to investigate the outcome of welfare states in the era of globalisation when societies have experienced structural changes to labour markets as well as attitudes and relations. While the principal aim of the welfare states is to insure against social risks, the book explores the contributions of European welfare states to labour market policies, where social stability has been severely challenged. In addition, the volume explores two issues that have proved challenging for European societies: gender equality and birth rates in the context of wide-ranging social and economic change. The analysis of the four EU member states finds that the influence of the European Union on social policies at the national level has been limited but is gradually increasing.
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- Hajighasemi, Ali, 1960-
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Jag och Sven
- 2017
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Ingår i: På väg. - Lund : Arkiv förlag & tidskrift. - 9789179242893 ; , s. 241-246
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Obrenovic Johansson, Sanja
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Från kombifeminism till rörelse : Kvinnlig serbisk organisering i förändring
- 2017
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This study is about seven women’s organizations in Belgrade, Serbia and their relations to domestic and international donors during the period 2003-2006. My main research questions focus on their choices of either domestic or international cooperation partners. How and why did the women organize themselves? What factors were essential when selecting donors? In what ways were the organizations influenced by donors?Through interviews, with organization representatives’ concepts such as gift and reciprocity, power and dependency, trust and mistrust and collective identity emerged. These concepts were used as points of departure for developing deeper understanding of women organizations’ choice of cooperation partners.The women organizations’ basically had two alternatives for cooperation: cooperation with foreign donors which offered funds, organizational development and social networks. Alternately, cooperation with local donors, which offered the equivalent except for the organizational development. Cooperation with the foreign donor has resulted in more professional attitudes to the work that have been desired by other international donors. A result is that they can compete with other women’s organizations’ for international funding. Cooperation with local donors has led to fewer resources but more independent working practices. For these women organizations’ independence was important so they choose partners who, they felt more respected this allowing them to write articles or discuss gender in the media with little external influence. Regardless of the chosen donor the reciprocity is embedded in the relation between the donor and the receiver of aid, which in various ways is beneficial for both parties.
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