Kitchen capitalism : microenterprise in low-income households / / Margaret Sherrard Sherraden, Cynthia K. Sanders, and Michael Sherraden

• Autore: Sherraden Margaret S
• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.6/42/0973
• Soggetto topico: Self-employed - United States; Poor - Employment - United States; Entrepreneurship - United States; Small business - United States
• Altri autori: SandersCynthia K. <1964-> SherradenMichael W <1948-> (Michael Wayne)
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-263) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: The first in-depth examination of self-employment from the perspectives of low-income entrepreneurs.
• Titolo autorizzato: Kitchen capitalism
• ISBN: 9780791484661; 0791484661; 9781423739722; 1423739728
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910966732203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY series on urban public policy.