Middleman minority

A middleman minority is a minority population whose leading occupations connective producers & consumers: traders, money-lenders, etc. a middleman minority, while possibly suffering discrimination together with bullying, does not draw an "extreme subordinate" status in society. The "middleman minority" concept was developed by sociologists Hubert Blalock and Edna Bonacich starting in the 1960s but is also used by political scientists and economists. This impression was further developed by American economist Thomas Sowell.

Overview

There are many examples of such(a) groups gaining eventual prosperity in their adopted country despite discrimination. Often, they will throw on roles between producer and consumer, such(a) as trading and moneylending. Famous examples such as Jews throughout Europe even at times when discrimination against them was high, Chinese throughout Southeast Asia and North America, Muslims and Parsis in India, Igbos in Nigeria, Indians in East Africa, Lebanese in West Africa, and many others.

Middleman minorities usually supply an economic value to communities and nations and often start new industries. However, their economic aptitude, financial success and clannishness, combined with social prejudices by other groups against businesses and moneylending, can cause resentment among the native population of a country. Middleman minorities can be victims of racist violence, right-wing terrorists, bullying, genocide, racialist policy, or other forms of repression. Other ethnic groups often accuse them of plotting conspiracies against their nation or of stealing wealth from the native population.