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

302 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

302 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

302 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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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 reduction and economic development. As a result, the informal sector is open to unethical practices... Read more

Part 1: Determinants of Informal Entrepreneurship 1. Determinants of Informal Entrepreneurship: A Cross-Country Analysis Mai Thi Thanh Thai and Ekaterina Turkina 2. Informal versus Formal New Ventures: A Choice Analysis and Some Policy Implications Bernard Sinclair-Desgagné 3. Evaluating the Competing Explanations for Informal Entrepreneurship: Some Lessons from Brazil Colin C Williams and Youssef Youssef 4. Motivations of Entrepreneurs in the Informal Economy: Examples from Cambodia Scott A. Hipsher Part 2: Financial Aspects for Informal Entrepreneurship 5. Informal Venture Capital Investing in Emerging Asian Economies William Scheela, Edmundo Isidro and Thawatachai Jittrapanun 6. Alternative Financial Services: An Essential Tool for Informal Entrepreneurs Les Dlabay Part 3: Organizational Forms of Informal Entrepreneurship 7. Informal Online Entrepreneurship in South Korea Amanda Min Chung Han 8. Institutional Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy: The Case of the Zambia National Marketeers Association Marcus Møller Larsen 9. Informal Entrepreneurs in Central America: A Labor of Love or Survival? Michael J. Pisani Part 4: Institutional Environment for Informal Entrepreneurship 10. Unbundling Institutional Reform: The Case of a Garment Cluster in Lima, Peru, 1988 – 2008 Matthew Bird 11. Tackling Informal Entrepreneurs: Tailoring Policy Measures to the Varieties of Informal Entrepreneurship Colin C. Williams Part 5: Socio-Cultural Contexts of Informal Entrepreneurship 12. The Feminine Paradigm of Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy Marsha A. Tongel 13. Enterprise Education for Small Artisanal Businesses: A Case Study of Sokoban Wood Village, Ghana Bernard A. Obeng, Richard K. Blundel and Ahmed Agyapong 14. When Religion Meets Capitalism: A Study of the Role of Islam among North African Entrepreneurs in Montreal Jamel Stambouli and Sébastien Arcand Part 6: The Role of Informal Entrepreneurship in Economic Development 15. Informal Economy and Women Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Senegal in Africa Alpha Ayandé 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 Emmanuel Mutungi and Tony Ghaye Part 7: Concluding Remarks 17. Informal Economy Entrepreneurship and Policy Implications Léo-Paul Dana