Women in Micro- and Small-scale Enterprise Development

Dignard, Louise

Routledge（2021/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 290 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780367213626
• DDC分類 338.642082091724

Full Description

An exploration of women's participation in small- and micro-enterprise activities in less developed countries. Topics covered include: the human economy of microentrepreneurs; and the Swedish International Development Authority's support of women's small-scale enterprises in Tanzania.

Contents

Part 1 Social context and main issues: the human economy of microentrepreneurs, Irene Tinker; entrepreneurship and small- and micro-enterprise development for women - a problematique in search of answers, a policy in search of programmes, Catherine van der Wees and Henny Romijn. Part 2 Case studies: women and development alternatives - micro- and small-scale enterprises in India, Ela Bhatt; women in micro- and small-scale enterprise development in Sri Lanka, Lakshmi Perera; Swedish international development authority's support to women's small-scale enterprises in Tanzania, Carolyn Hannan-Andersson; women's micro- and small-scale enterprises' emergence, features and limits - a Costa Rican experience, Iris Villalobos Barahona; supporting women in the informal sector - a Peruvian experience, Susana Pinilla Cisneros. Part 3 Components of women's micro- and small-scale enterprise assistance: key issues in women's access to and use of credit in the micro- and small-scale enterprise sector, Marguerite Berger; women, technology and small-scale enterprise development, Marilyn Carr; training issues - women in micro- and small-scale enterprises in Africa, Thelma Awori.