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Self-employment and the chicle trade: the case of the Lebanese minority in the Cayo district of Belize

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  • Carel Roessingh
  • Karim Darwish

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Belize is a relative small country in Central America, which is enclosed by Mexico in the north and by Guatemala in the west and south. The country has a multi-ethnic population consisting of, amongst others, Mestizos, Creoles, Garinagu, Maya's, Mennonites, Chinese and East Indian. One of the ethnic minorities, which has a strong economic position in Belize, is the Lebanese community. When the Lebanese first arrived in Belize in the early 1900s Belize was a prosperous British colony. Lebanese came to Belize because they wanted to improve their economic situation. The word had reached them that Belize was a good and calm country where they could succeed and readily engage in business. The first immigrants came through Mexico which had a large Lebanese community. The focus of this article is on the Lebanese migration to Belize and how the Lebanese used self-employment to become successful entrepreneurs in Belize.

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  • Carel Roessingh & Karim Darwish, 2012. "Self-employment and the chicle trade: the case of the Lebanese minority in the Cayo district of Belize," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 17(1), pages 1-16.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:17:y:2012:i:1:p:1-16
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