Pathways Out of Poverty Private Firms and Economic Mobility in Developing Countries
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2003, 2003
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2003 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. The Role of the Private Sector: Studies and Evidence
- 1. Reducing Poverty: The Overall Framework
- 2. Escaping from Poverty: Household Income Dynamics in Indonesia, South Africa, Spain, and Venezuela
- 3. Long-term Economic Mobility and the Private Sector in Developing Countries: New Evidence
- 4. Informal Self-Employment: Poverty Trap or Decent Alternative?
- II. The Private Sector at Work: Cases from Around the World
- 5. Generating Upward Mobility: The Case of Korea and Private Sector Development
- 6. The Central Role of Entrepreneurs in Transition Economies
- 7. Opportunities off the Farm as a Springboard Out of Rural Poverty: Five Decades of Development in an Indian Village
- 8. The Problem of African Entrepreneurial Development
- III. The Business Environment
- 9. The Firms Speak: What the World Business Environment Survey Tells Us about Constraints on Private Sector Development
- 10. Obstacles Facing Smaller Business in Developing Countries
- IV. Public Policy And Public Attitudes
- 11. Bringing SMEs into Global Markets
- 12. The Role of Government in Enhancing Opportunity for the Poor: Economic Mobility, Public Attitudes, and Public Policy