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Revista mexicana de sociología
On-line version ISSN 2594-0651Print version ISSN 0188-2503
Abstract
BARROS NOCK, Magdalena. Marriage and Small Businesses: The Case of Salvadorans and Mexicans in Los Angeles. Rev. Mex. Sociol [online]. 2007, vol.69, n.1, pp.109-138. ISSN 2594-0651.
This article contributes to the study of Mexican and Salvadoran small businessmen in California. It describes the case of an ethnic Mexican economic enclave in the center-east of Los Angeles, comprising wholesale, semiwholesale and retail commercial activities. It studies the strategies used by warehouse owners to start their businesses and the role played by marriage between Mexicans and Salvadorans in the establishment of small businesses.
Keywords : ethnic economic enclave; international migration; family businesses; transnational social networks.