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Kitchen capitalism : microenterprise in low-income households / Margaret Sherrard Sherraden, Cynthia K. Sanders, and Michael Sherraden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sherraden, Margaret S.
- Series:
- SUNY series on urban public policy.
- SUNY series in urban public policy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Self-employed--United States.
- Self-employed.
- Poor--Employment--United States.
- Poor.
- Entrepreneurship--United States.
- Entrepreneurship.
- Small business--United States.
- Small business.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first in-depth examination of self-employment from the perspectives of low-income entrepreneurs.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-263) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780791484661
- 0791484661
- 9781423739722
- 1423739728
- OCLC:
- 62756477
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