LEADER 03454nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910824744803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8213-7496-6 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-7495-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000537667 035 $a(EBL)459377 035 $a(OCoLC)568046964 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000086605 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11113027 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000086605 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10031137 035 $a(PQKB)10076379 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459377 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459377 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10237216 035 $a(The World Bank)2008002702 035 $a(US-djbf)15149621 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000537667 100 $a20080122d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe environment for women's entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa /$fNadereh Chamlou 205 $a1st ed. 210 $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 $aThe commonly held perception is that businesses owned by women in the Middle East and North Africa are small and informal, that they're less sophisticated, and that they're huddled in low-value-added sectors. In fact, as The Environment for Women's Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa shows, there is very little difference between mail- and female-owned firms. Female-owned firms in the region are as well-established, productive, technologically savvy, and connected to global markets as male-owned firms. Although there are many similar characteristics and performance levels betw 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 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 606 $aWork$zAfrica, North$xPublic opinion 606 $aWork$zMiddle East$xPublic opinion 615 0$aPublic opinion 615 0$aPublic opinion 615 0$aSelf-employed women$xPublic opinion. 615 0$aSelf-employed women$xPublic opinion. 615 0$aSocial values 615 0$aSocial values 615 0$aWork$xPublic opinion. 615 0$aWork$xPublic opinion. 676 $a338.040820956 700 $aChamlou$b Nadereh$f1956-$01648454 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824744803321 996 $aThe environment for women's entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa$93996590 997 $aUNINA