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

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sherraden, Margaret S.
Contributor:
Sanders, Cynthia K., 1964-
Sherraden, Michael W. (Michael Wayne), 1948-
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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