Michael H. Morris, Susana C. Santos

Poverty, Disadvantage, and the Promise of Enterprise

A Capabilities Perspective

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores entrepreneurship as both a pathway out of poverty and a vehicle for enhancing personal well-being.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• ISBN-13: 9781666933802
• ISBN-10: 1666933805
• Artikelnr.: 70437524

Autorenporträt

By Michael H. Morris and Susana C. Santos

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface
Part I: Entrepreneurship as Human Empowerment
Chapter One: The Promise of Entrepreneurship: An IHD Perspective
Chapter Two: Disadvantage, Capability and Entrepreneurship
Chapter Three: Types of Ventures and the Poverty Entrepreneur
Chapter Four: The Underlying Nature and Importance of Ventures of the Poor
Part II: Understanding the Poverty Context
Chapter Five: The Liabilities of Poorness
Chapter Six: Opportunity Horizons and Poverty
Chapter Seven: Rethinking the Entrepreneurial Mindset
Part III: From Fragility to Sustainability
Chapter Eight: The Commodity Trap and Venture Fragility
Chapter Nine: Identity, Fear of Failure and Fear of Success
Chapter Ten: The Role of Faith in Poverty Entrepreneurship
Part IV: Fostering an Entrepreneurial Revolution
Chapter Eleven: Interventions, Contraventions and a Pathway to
Sustainability
Chapter Twelve: Institutional Voids and the Role of Community
Chapter Thirteen: A New Policy Paradigm: Fostering Capabilities and
Well-being
About the Authors