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African Businessmen and Development in Zambia / Anthony R. Oberschall, Andrew A. Beveridge.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beveridge, Andrew A., author.
- Oberschall, Anthony R., author.
- Series:
- Princeton Legacy Library
- Princeton Legacy Library ; 1433
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africanization--Zambia.
- Africanization.
- Businesspeople--Zambia.
- Businesspeople.
- Zambia--Commerce.
- Zambia.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (400 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Drawing on their extensive fieldwork in Zambia, the authors address these central concerns: the social origins and motivations of African entrepreneurs, and the determinants of their success; the impact of government policies on business growth; the relative performance of Zambians in business; and the effects of small business on Zambian society.Originally published in 1979.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Introduction
- CHAPTER I. From Rhodes to Kaunda
- CHAPTER II. Market Trade
- CHAPTER III. Small Retail Trade
- CHAPTER IV. Challenging Expatriate Entrepreneurs
- CHAPTER V. Rural Business Enterprise
- CHAPTER VI. Success, Family Patterns, and Life Styles
- CHAPTER VII. Policies, Politics, and African Businessmen
- CHAPTER VIII. African Enterprise, Entrepreneurship, and Social Change
- Appendix I. Conduct of Fieldwork and Interview Schedules
- Appendix II. Earnings and Growth Estimates of Businessmen and Traders
- Appendix III. Multivariate Analyses of Business Success
- References
- Subject Index
- Author Index
- Backmatter
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- Bibliography: p. 362-371.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 1-4008-6732-0
- OCLC:
- 902958193
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