03287nam 2200709Ia 450 991045391140332120200520144314.00-8213-7496-6(CKB)1000000000537667(EBL)459377(OCoLC)568046964(SSID)ssj0000086605(PQKBManifestationID)11113027(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000086605(PQKBWorkID)10031137(PQKB)10076379(MiAaPQ)EBC459377(Au-PeEL)EBL459377(CaPaEBR)ebr10237216(EXLCZ)99100000000053766720080122d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe environment for women's entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa[electronic resource] /Nadereh ChamlouWashington, D.C. World Bankc20081 online resource (118 p.)Orientation in developmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7495-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-90) and index.Contents; Appendixes; Tables; Figures; Box; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; CHAPTER 1 The Middle East's Economic Challenges; CHAPTER 2 Female-Owned Firms Defy the Expected; CHAPTER 3 Investment Climate Barriers to Female-Owned Firms; CHAPTER 4 Is It More Difficult to Start Female-Owned Firms?; CHAPTER 5 How to Boost Female Entrepreneurship; References and Other ResourcesThe commonly held perception is that businesses owned by women in the Middle East and North Africa are small and informal, that they're less sophisticated, and that they're huddled in low-value-added sectors. In fact, as The Environment for Women's Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa shows, there is very little difference between mail- and female-owned firms. Female-owned firms in the region are as well-established, productive, technologically savvy, and connected to global markets as male-owned firms. Although there are many similar characteristics and performance levels betwPublic opinionAfrica, NorthPublic opinionMiddle EastSelf-employed womenAfrica, NorthPublic opinionSelf-employed womenMiddle EastPublic opinionSocial valuesAfrica, NorthSocial valuesMiddle EastWorkAfrica, NorthPublic opinionWorkMiddle EastPublic opinionElectronic books.Public opinionPublic opinionSelf-employed womenPublic opinion.Self-employed womenPublic opinion.Social valuesSocial valuesWorkPublic opinion.WorkPublic opinion.338.040820956Chamlou Nadereh1956-1043062World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453911403321The environment for women's entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa2467771UNINA