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Kitchen capitalism : microenterprise in low-income households

Author: Margaret S Sherraden; Cynthia K Sanders; Michael W Sherraden
Publisher: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2004.
Series: SUNY series in urban public policy.; SUNY series on urban public policy.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Businesses come to life as owners are allowed to speak in their own words in this first in-depth examination of self-employment told from the perspectives of low-income microentrepreneurs. The book systematically analyzes a range of issues, including who chooses to open a micro business, and why; what resources to they bring to their business venture; how well will their venture fare; and what contributes to the  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Margaret S Sherraden; Cynthia K Sanders; Michael W Sherraden
ISBN: 0791461718 9780791461716 0791461726 9780791461723
OCLC Number: 53231337
Description: xii, 276 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Little businesses, large hopes --
Theory and evidence --
Who wants to be a microentrepreneur and why? --
Getting started : resources for microenterprise --
The bottom line : business and household --
Microenterprise performance --
Beyond profit : multiple outcomes of microenterprise --
Fighting poverty or promoting development?
Series Title: SUNY series in urban public policy.; SUNY series on urban public policy.
Responsibility: Margaret Sherrard Sherraden, Cynthia K. Sanders, and Michael Sherraden.

Abstract:

"Businesses come to life as owners are allowed to speak in their own words in this first in-depth examination of self-employment told from the perspectives of low-income microentrepreneurs. The book systematically analyzes a range of issues, including who chooses to open a micro business, and why; what resources to they bring to their business venture; how well will their venture fare; and what contributes to the growth or decline of their business."--BOOK JACKET.
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