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200 14$aThe environment for women's entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa / Nadereh Chamlou.
210  1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$dc2008.
215   $axxii, 94 pages $cillustrations ;$d26 cm
225 0 $aOrientation in development
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8213-7495-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 85-90) and index.
327   $aContents; 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 Resources
330   $aThe 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 betw
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606   $aPublic opinion$zAfrica, North
606   $aPublic opinion$zMiddle East
606   $aSelf-employed women$zAfrica, North$xPublic opinion
606   $aSelf-employed women$zMiddle East$xPublic opinion
606   $aSocial values$zAfrica, North
606   $aSocial values$zMiddle East
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615  0$aWork$xPublic opinion.
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906   $aBOOK
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996   $aThe environment for women's entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa$93996590
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