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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455419703321

Titolo

Gender in Bolivian production [[electronic resource] ] : reducing differences in formality and productivity of firms

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2009

ISBN

1-282-26770-1

9786612267703

0-8213-8016-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (82 p.)

Collana

A World Bank country study Gender in Bolivian production

Disciplina

338.6/420820984

Soggetti

Small business - Bolivia - Management - Sex differences

Women-owned business enterprises - Bolivia - Management

Informal sector (Economics) - Bolivia

Businesswomen - Bolivia

Sex discrimination against women - Bolivia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Men and Women in Bolivia's Informal Sector; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Gender, Formality, and Profitability; Gender-Specific Constraints to Productivity; Implications of Policies to Increase the Formalization and Productivity of Female Owners of Small and Micro Firms; References; Appendixes

Sommario/riassunto

Bolivia's informal economic sector is the largest in Latin America, and women-owned businesses tend to be overrepresented in the informal sector and to be less profitable than firms in the formal sector. This study seeks to better understand gender-based differences in firms' tendencies toward formality, the impact of formality on profits, and the productivity of small informal firms. Using data from firm surveys, national household surveys, and qualitative data from focus groups, the study conducts a gender analysis of formality and productivity in six different sectors in Bolivia. The findin