Migrant Labour and Their “Capitalist Compatriots”: Towards a History of Ethnic Capitalism

The relationship between migration and Australian capitalism has long been a topic of robust scholarly debate in sociology economics. Researchers those fields have highlighted how left an indelible imprint on capitalism. By contrast, histories given scant attention to the role ethnic groups played This lack is particularly curious historical studies Greek Australia significance small business facilitating settlement. From Federation onwards, - or, more precisely, relations migrant labourers their petite bourgeoisie employers became media coverage. In fact, workers were so important that newspapers routinely reported subject. article examines this coverage, its racialist criminalising connotations, relevance. It concludes with some observations can productively engage ethnicisation.