Indigenous ethnicity and entrepreneurial success in Africa some evidence from Ethiopia

Manufacturing businesses owned by an indigenous ethnic group, the Gurage typically perform better than those of members of any other (major or minority) groups in Ethiopia. Gurage-owned businesses are normally larger and grow faster. Yet Gurage business owners typically are less educated than their...

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Main Author: Taye Mengistae
Corporate Author: World Bank Development Research Group
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C World Bank, Development Research Group, Macroeconomics and Growth 2001
Series:Policy research working paper
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