Ethnic residential patterns in a welfare state: Lessons from Amsterdam, 1970–1990

Amersfoort, Hans van

doi:10.1080/1369183x.1992.9976316

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“…Therefore, within the city of Amsterdam, socio-spatial polarisation seems to be on the increase . This, however, still does not automatically mean that ethnic segregation is rising as well (Amersfoort, 1992) . Perhaps in time, given the high unemployment among ethnic minorities, social polarisation will drive ethnic segregation in Amsterdam upward as well.…”

Section: Long-term Supply-side Developmentsmentioning

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Amsterdamned: The Rise of Unemployment in Amsterdam in the 1980s

Kloosterman

1994

Urban Studies

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At the end of the 1980s, almost a quarter of the labour force in Amsterdam was without a job. This was about twice the Dutch national average. In the 1970s and the early 1980s, the unemployment rates of Amsterdam and the Netherlands as a whole, differed only slightly . Among the unemployed in Amsterdam, the proportion of members of the minority population rose considerably. Remarkably enough, the strong divergence manifested itself at a time when employment in Amsterdam began to increase for the first time in almost 20 years . This paper tries to find explanations for this urban paradox by using the mismatch approach . This approach turns out to be insufficient to explain the Amsterdam unemployment problem.

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“…Secondly, the level of spatial and social segregation in Amsterdam is much less distinct than in most American cities (Amersfoort, 1992) . Consequently, public space in Amsterdam is much more accessible (Soja, 1991) .…”

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Amsterdamned: The Rise of Unemployment in Amsterdam in the 1980s

Kloosterman

1994

Urban Studies

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“…Not surprisingly, the immigrants are overwhelmingly concentrated in the four major cities . Ammersfoort (1992) states that the number of aliens and ethnic minorities in the four cities totals some 411 000 (21 per cent) . This proportion excludes suburban juristrictions, and the city boundaries are quite tightly defined .…”

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“…Most of the migrants have arrived over the last 30 years, and the major groups are those of Surinamese ethnic origin (244 200), Turks (207 000), Moroccans (167 000) and about 40 000 Moluccans (Ammersfoort, 1992) . The Surinamese and the Moluccans are a product of the Netherlands colonial history .…”

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Social Polarisation in Global Cities: Theory and Evidence

1994

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This paper examines the debate over social polarisation in global cities. It focuses on the claims made by Sassen that the processes of economic change in such cities are leading to a growing polarisation of the occupational and income structures whereby there is absolute growth at both the top and bottom ends of the distribution and a decline in the middle of the distribution. It is argued that while these claims may hold true for New York and Los Angeles, possibly because of their very high levels of immigration and the creation of large numbers of low skilled and low paid jobs, her attempt to extend the thesis to all global cities is problematic. In other cities professionalisaton appears to be dominant. Evidence on occupational change in Randstad Holland is presented to support this argument.

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“…Boal used the concepts of an 'enclave' to refer to a more permanent voluntary segregated ethnic community. Van Amersfoort's (1992) used the concept of 'ethnic neighbourhood' and 'ethnic concentration' to refer to more permanent and significantly segregated communities, and the concept of 'ghetto' for the institutionalised form of segregation. These ethnic concentrations can again be approached as something that is accepted or welcomed and fitting post-modern pluralist or multicultural views of society, but may also be seen as a proof that 'integration' -in the meaning of assimilation-has failed.…”

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The impact of immigrants’ segregation and concentration on social integration in selected European contexts

Musterd¹

2011

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In large sections of the western world there are lively public and policy debates about se gregation and integration and in particular about the potential impact of specific population compositions in certain neighbourhoods in cities on integration and social opportunities. There clearly are some prevailing ideologies, perceptions, assumptions and policy responses regarding segregation and potential (neighbourhood) integration effects. In this contribution these prevailing ideas will be addressed and subsequently confronted with theory on segregation, concentration, and neighbourhood effects, and finally confronted with empirical research and evidence.What we learned is that segregation and concentration are no straightforward concepts and thus require cautious treatment. This may help to reduce xenophobic reactions. There are indications, though, that even in so-called redistributing welfare states some (negative) impacts of immigrant concentrations on individual's prospects can be discerned. However, here too, careful analyses are required to be able to clarify when, for whom, what effects will likely have to be expected. Key words: international migration; immigrants; segregation; concentration; social integration. Resum. L'impacte de la segregació i la concentració dels immigrants sobre la seva integració en alguns contextos europeusEn el món occidental, l'impacte de certes composicions de la població en determinats barris d'algunes ciutats, com també la segregació i la integració dels immigrants i les oportunitats socials d'aquests, és motiu de debat públic i polític. Aquest article analitza les ideologies, les percepcions, les suposicions i les respostes polítiques predominants, referides als efectes potencials de la segregació i de la integració en els barris, per confrontar-les després amb les teories de segregació, concentració i efectes de barri (neighbourhood effect), així com amb altres recerques empíriques.Els resultats ens mostren que els termes segregació i concentració són conceptes complexos i que, per tant, han d'ésser tractats amb precaució. Així possiblement es reduirien les reaccions xenòfobes. De totes maneres, existeixen indicis que, fins i tot en estats del benestar redistributius, la concentració d'immigrants té alguns efectes (negatius) sobre les Resumen. El impacto de la segregación y la concentración de los inmigrantes sobre su integración en algunos contextos europeosEl impacto de ciertas composiciones de la población en determinados barrios de algunas ciudades, asi como la segregación e integración de los inmigrantes y las oportunidades sociales de éstos, es motivo de debate público y político en el mundo occidental. El presente artículo analiza las ideologías, las percepciones, las suposiciones y las respuestas políticas predominantes referidas a los efectos potenciales de segregación e integración de los barrios, para confrontarlas después con las teorías sobre segregación, concentración y efectos de barrio (neighbourhood effect), así como con los indicios existentes a pa...

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Ethnic residential patterns in a welfare state: Lessons from Amsterdam, 1970–1990

Cited by 13 publications

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Amsterdamned: The Rise of Unemployment in Amsterdam in the 1980s

Amsterdamned: The Rise of Unemployment in Amsterdam in the 1980s

Social Polarisation in Global Cities: Theory and Evidence

The impact of immigrants’ segregation and concentration on social integration in selected European contexts

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