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Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy : Models, Approaches and Prospects for Economic Development.

Although entrepreneurship in the informal economy occurs outside state regulatory systems, informal commercial activities account for an estimated 30% of economic activity around the world. Informal entrepreneurship goes unmonitored despite the fact that it significantly contributes to poverty reduc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thai, Mai Thi Thanh
Otros Autores: Turkina, Ekaterina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge studies in entrepreneurship.
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  • Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy Models, Approaches and Prospects for Economic Development; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I:Determinants of Informal Entrepreneurship; 1 Determinants of Informal Entrepreneurship: A Cross- Country Analysis; 2 Informal versus Formal New Ventures: A Choice Analysis and Some Policy Implications; 3 Evaluating the Competing Explanations for Informal Entrepreneurship: Some Lessons from Brazil; 4 Motivations of Entrepreneurs in the Informal Economy: Examples from Cambodia.
  • Part II:Financial Aspects of Informal Entrepreneurship5 Informal Venture Capital Investing in Emerging Asian Economies; 6 Alternative Financial Services: An Essential Tool for Informal Entrepreneurs; Part III:Organizational Forms of Informal Entrepreneurship; 7 Informal Online Entrepreneurship in South Korea; 8 Institutional Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy: The Case of the Zambia National Marketeers Association; 9 Informal Entrepreneurs in Central America: A Labor of Love or Survival?; Part IV:Institutional Environment for Informal Entrepreneurship.
  • 10 Unbundling Institutional Reform: The Case of a Garment Cluster in Lima, Peru, 1988-200811 Tackling Informal Entrepreneurs: Tailoring Policy Measures to the Varieties of Informal Entrepreneurship; Part V:Sociocultural Contexts of Informal Entrepreneurship; 12 The Feminine Paradigm of Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy; 13 Enterprise Education for Small Artisanal Businesses: A Case Study of Sokoban Wood Village, Ghana; 14 When Religion Meets Capitalism: A Study of the Role of Islam among North African Entrepreneurs in Montreal.
  • Part VI:The Role of Informal Entrepreneurship in Economic Development15 Informal Economy and Women Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Senegal in Africa; 16 Enhancing Well-Being at the Household Level: The Impact of Informal Economy Activity on Poverty Reduction in the Traditional Ankole Kingdom of S.W. Uganda; Part VII:Concluding Remarks; 17 Informal Economy Entrepreneurship and Policy Implications; Contributors; Index.