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

Michael H. Morris is professor of entrepreneurship & social innovation at the University of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Development. Susana C. Santos is associate professor of entrepreneurship in the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University.

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