Enterprising women : : expanding economic opportunities in africa / / Mary Hallward-Driemeier

• Autore: Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: pages cm
• Disciplina: 331.4096
• Soggetto topico: Women - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Economic conditions; Women - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Social conditions; Businesswomen - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Women - Employment - Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I. Where women and men work -- 1. Self-employed, employers, and wage earners in the formal and informal sectors -- 2. The size, formality, and industry of enterprises -- Part II. Why women work where they do -- 3. Country patterns in income, human capital, and assets affect where women work -- 4. Sorting into entrepreneurial activities: individual patterns -- Part III. How women perform--and the constraints they face -- 5. Sorting drives gender gaps in productivity and profits -- 6. After sorting, constraints depend on the type of enterprise -- Part IV. Shifting women to more productive work -- 7. Increasing the right to own and control assets -- 8. Expanding women's access to finance -- 9. Enriching managerial and financial skills -- 10. Strengthening women's voices in business environment reforms -- 11. Toward an action agenda.
• Titolo autorizzato: Enterprising women
• ISBN: 0-8213-9809-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779753003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.