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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781345603321

Autore

Lopez Acevedo Gladys

Titolo

Impact evaluation of small and medium enterprise programs in Latin America and the Caribbean / / editors, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Hong W. Tan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011

ISBN

1-283-10014-2

9786613100146

0-8213-8776-6

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 127 pages : color illustrations ; ; 28 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

TanHong

Disciplina

338.6/42098

Soggetti

Small business - Latin America

Small business - Caribbean Area

Business enterprises - Latin America

Business enterprises - Caribbean Area

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Motivation,methodology and main findings -- A review of recent SME program impact evaluation studies -- Evaluating SME support programs in Chile using panel firm data -- Evaluating small and medium enterprise support programs in Colombia -- Mexico : impact evaluation of sme programs using panel firm data -- Evaluating small and medium enterprise support programs in Peru.

Sommario/riassunto

Small and medium enterprise (SME) support programs are a common feature of industrial policy in developing countries, but one whose effectiveness is not well known. Governments are motivated to support SMEs both because they make up the majority of industrial enterprises and contribute substantially to GDP, employment and earnings, and because SMEs are thought to be weaker than their larger counterparts. Few governments, however, have evaluated their SME programs rigorously so there is little empirical basis for rational allocation of resources to the well performing programs. The paucity of e