SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS OF NEW ASIAN BUSINESS IMMIGRANTS - A STUDY OF THE EXPECTATIONS OF EUROPEAN NEW-ZEALANDERS

In recent years, there has been a large influx of Asian business or en trepreneur immigrants into New Zea[and This study explored local resid ents' attitudes towards the new immigrants and their judgements about possible consequences of the immigration. Results show that respondent s held favourable attitudes and an optimistic outlook for potential co ntributions by the new entrepreneur immigrants. Implications of the st udy for intercultural relations were discussed. (C) 1997 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.