An American story : Mexican American entrepreneurship and wealth creation / edited by John Sibley Butler, Alfonso Morales, and David L. Torres. - West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, c2009. - x, 204 p. ; 24 cm. - International series on technology policy and innovation, 1528-1698 . - International series on technology policy and innovation. .

Includes bibliographical references.

An American story: Mexican-American entrepreneurship and wealth creation / John Sibley Butler, Alfonso Morales, and David L. Torres -- The Mexican American self-employed population in context / David L. Torres -- Life on the hill: entrepreneurial strategies in 1940s Corpus Christi / Mary Ann Villarreal -- English proficiency and entrepreneurial income among Mexican immigrant men in the United States, 1990, 2000, 2005 / Alberto Dâavila and Marie T. Mora -- How successful are female Hispanic entrepreneurs? / Magnus Lofstrom and Timothy Bates -- A woman's place is on the street: purposes and problems of Mexican American women entrepreneurs / Alfonso Morales -- Mexican immigrant entrepreneurship in Los Angeles: an analysis of the determinants of entrepreneurial outcomes / Mary Lopez and Dolores Trevizo -- Knowledge and networks: Mexican-American entrepreneurship in southwestern Michigan / Marâia Josefa Santos -- Mexican American entrepreneurship in the southwest / Zulema Valdez -- Concluding thoughts and call for future research / John Sibley Butler, Alfonso Morales, and David L. Torres.

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Mexican Americans--Economic conditions.
Mexican Americans--Social conditions.
Mexican American business enterprises.

112 E 184 / A512 2009

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