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UNINA9910966732203321 |
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Autore |
Sherraden Margaret S |
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Titolo |
Kitchen capitalism : microenterprise in low-income households / / Margaret Sherrard Sherraden, Cynthia K. Sanders, and Michael Sherraden |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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9780791484661 |
0791484661 |
9781423739722 |
1423739728 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Collana |
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SUNY series in urban public policy |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SandersCynthia K. <1964-> |
SherradenMichael W <1948-> (Michael Wayne) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Self-employed - United States |
Poor - Employment - United States |
Entrepreneurship - United States |
Small business - United States |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-263) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Kitchen Capitalism -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Little Businesses, Large Hopes -- 2. Theory and Evidence -- 3. Who Wants to Be a Microentrepreneur and Why? -- 4. Getting Started: Resources for Microenterprise -- 5. The Bottom Line: Business and Household -- 6. Microenterprise Performance -- 7. Beyond Profit: Multiple Outcomes of Microenterprise -- 8. Fighting Poverty or Promoting Development? -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix B. Research Methods -- Appendix C. Entrepreneurs, Demographic Characteristics, and Their Businesses -- Appendix D. Business and Household Financial Outcomes -- References -- About the Authors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first in-depth examination of self-employment from the perspectives of low-income entrepreneurs. |
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