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Self-employment and ethnicity: an escape from poverty?

Why are some ethnic groups more likely to be self-employed? Is it a route to social mobility or a reflection of being locked out of other jobs?

Written by:
Nida Broughton
Date published:

This Viewpoint looks at how self-employment compares, and has changed, across ethnic groups in the UK.

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