What is Ethnic Entrepreneurship

The chapters in this book are intended to bring together new thinking and insights to the fields of ethnic entrepreneurship, diaspora and transnational entrepreneurship, and other allied disciplines. Although the chapters are varied, they are arranged into three thematic phases to offer essential resources to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. Hence, each chapter is projected to stand alone, advancing ample perspective on a particular topic in ethnic entrepreneurship genre. In consequence, there might be occasional repetition or overlap between the chapters that might affect the anticipated “storytelling” effect of the book. Chapter 1 begins by stating the purpose of this book and the gaps it aims to fill. The succeeding section delineates the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and highlights the inconsistency in its demarcations. This is followed by a brief commentary on the concept of imperialism, the aim of which is to draw attention to the foundation of the link between Black Africans and the European colonizers as a foretaste to the “economy” of Black Africans' immigration to Europe. Next is the section on the British society, which is an attempt to contextualize the historicity of Black Africans in the UK, followed by the description and the outlines of the other chapters in the book. Lastly, the points of departure are specified to reduce confusion and clear up anomalies that may exist in the usage of terms and phrases. In addition, each chapter has dedicated columns for definitions of concepts and theories used. Case insights' boxes are also included – they serve to emphasize the theme(s) discussed in the chapter.