Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/117913 
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Year of Publication: 
2004
Series/Report no.: 
Nota di Lavoro No. 37.2004
Publisher: 
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milano
Abstract: 
Ethnic networks constitute an important component of immigrants' integration in their host societies. This has been a particularly important strategy in Italy, where institutional assistance for immigrants is often paltry and problematic. This paper examines three ethnic communities in Italy that have been particularly successful in using their ethnic social capital for integrating into Italian society at the city level: the Mauritians in Bari, Filipinos in Rome and Chinese in Naples. Sending countries' policies and programs, as well as the socio-historical context of ethnic relations within the countries has also influenced the patterns of these networks. The psychological or motivational element behind these groups' migration project is also critical to their integration, and is often manifested on a group level. Keywords: Migration, Immigrant, Ethnic group
JEL: 
Z10
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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