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UNINA9910820285703321 |
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Titolo |
Entrepreneurship in Latin America : a step up the social ladder? / / Eduardo Lora and Francesca Castellani, editors |
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Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , [2013] |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (pages cm) |
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Collana |
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Latin American development forum series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LoraEduardo |
CastellaniFrancesca |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development - Latin America |
Entrepreneurship - Social aspects - Latin America |
Social mobility - Latin America |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"A copublication of the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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part I. Overview -- part II. International comparisons and country studies. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book looks at both the potential and limits of policies to promote entrepreneurship as an important vehicle for social mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean. Who are the region's entrepreneurs? They tend to be middle-aged males with secondary and, often, tertiary education who represent only a small segment of the economically-active population in the six countries considered in this book. They come from families in which a parent is, or was, an entrepreneur. In fact, a parent's occupation is more important in the decision to become an entrepreneur than a parent's wealth, income or |
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