Role of Ethnic Economy in Local Development. A Case Study: German Economic Society Brasov

Abstract

Ethnic economy is an important phenomenon for current sociological research as it allows our identifying several forms of solidarity in business, based on a common ethnic-cultural identity. The main sociological concepts used in this research field are ethnic entrepreneurship and ethnic enclave, the latest studies being especially focused on the immigrants’ economic life. The present paper submits a case study on the German Economic Society of Braşov and provides an insight into this ethnic criterion-based business association and into its contribution to the local socio-economic development.