De Gruyter handbook of poverty, disadvantage and entrepreneurship /
Is entrepreneurship a pathway out of poverty? Does creating a business represent a means for improving one's life circumstances? Surprisingly little is known about ventures started by those in circumstances of poverty. This pioneering handbook integrates diverse perspectives from around the wor...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter,
[2025]
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| Series: | De Gruyter handbooks in business, eonomics and finance
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- De Gruyter Handbooks in Business, Economics and Finance
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Part 1: Understanding the Poverty and Entrepreneurship Interface
- 1 Toward a New Paradigm for Poverty Entrepreneurship
- 2 The Challenges of Poverty When Starting a Business
- 3 Opportunity Recognition Through the Lens of Poverty
- 4 Theoretical Frameworks for Research on Poverty and Entrepreneurship: A Review and Agenda for Future Research
- Part 2: Contextual Variables Affecting Poverty and Entrepreneurship
- 5 The Informal Economy and Poverty in Developing and Emerging Economies: Outlining a Process of Semi-formalization to Support Development
- 6 Understanding Entrepreneurship and the Informal Sector
- 7 Business Formalization, Government Program Participation, and Civic Engagement: Evidence from West Java, Indonesia
- 8 Entrepreneurship and Poverty: A Comparative Institutional Perspective
- 9 Ecosystems and the Poverty Entrepreneur
- 10 It Takes a Village: Towards Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Dedicated to the Poor
- 11 Child Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh: The Role of the Poor Family in Initiating Businesses
- 12 From Surviving to Thriving: The Multiplier Effect of Women's Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets
- 13 The Impact of Poverty, Disadvantages, and Entrepreneurship Among Refugee Women Entrepreneurs in Glasgow- Scotland
- 14 Beyond the Narrative: Exploring the Myths of Race, Poverty, and Entrepreneurship
- Part 3: Mechanisms to Facilitate Sustainable Entrepreneurship
- 15 The Psychology of Poverty-Based Entrepreneurs: Faith-Community Involvement, Status Hierarchies, and Venture Flourishing
- 16 Faith and Entrepreneurial Decision- Making: Case Experiences with People in Poverty Circumstances
- 17 Poor Entrepreneurs' Strategies to Overcome Resource Constraints
- 18 Entrepreneurial Hustle and the Poverty Entrepreneur: Uncovering Alternative Means to Achieve Success
- 19 Microfinance for Poverty Entrepreneurs: Addressing Gender-Based Violence for Business Success
- 20 Alternative Funding Mechanisms for Low-Income Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 21 Microfranchising and the Poor
- 22 Patterns, Process, and Socioeconomic Impacts of Smallholders' Agro-machinery- Based Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh
- 23 Marketing Practices and the Entrepreneurial Success of Women in C̥te d'Ivoire: The Role of Cultural Systems
- 24 The Cooperative Enterprise and Poverty Reduction in Africa
- 25 Approaches to Mentoring When Supporting Poverty Entrepreneurs
- Part 4: Priorities for Advancing the Poverty and Entrepreneurship Interface
- 26 Critical Perspectives on Research Priorities at the Poverty and Entrepreneurship Interface
- 27 Fostering Poverty Entrepreneurship: A Review of Key Policy Needs and Approaches in the United States
- 28 Overcoming Adversity: Priorities of Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs Participating in a Holistic Community Intervention Program
- 29 Priorities When Attempting to Scale a Poverty Intervention Program
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- About the Editors
- Index