Pathways out of poverty : private firms and economic mobility in developing countries /
edited by Gary S. Fields and Guy Pfeffermann.
- xviii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface / Foreword / Reducing Poverty: The Overall Framework / Escaping from Poverty: Household Income Dynamics in Indonesia, South Africa, Spain, and Venezuela / Long-term Economic Mobility and the Private Sector in Developing Countries: New Evidence / Informal Self-Employment: Poverty Trap or Decent Alternative? / Generating Upward Mobility: The Case of Korea and Private Sector Development / The Central Role of Entrepreneurs in Transition Economies / Opportunities off the Farm as a Springboard Out of Rural Poverty: Five Decades of Development in an Indian Village / The Problem of African Entrepreneurial Development / The Firms Speak: What the World Business Environment Survey Tells Us about Constraints on Private Sector Development / Obstacles Facing Smaller Business in Developing Countries / Bringing SMEs into Global Markets / The Role of Government in Enhancing Opportunity for the Poor: Economic Mobility, Public Attitudes, and Public Policy / Peter Woicke -- Nicholas Stern -- Guy Pfeffermann and Gary S. Fields -- Gary S. Fields, Paul L. Cichello, Samuel Freije, Marta Menendez and David Newhouse -- Gary S. Fields and Walter S. Bagg -- William E. Maloney -- Se-Il Park -- John McMillan and Christopher Woodruff -- Peter Lanjouw and Nicholas Stern -- Tyler Biggs and Manju Shah -- Geeta Batra, Daniel Kaufmann and Andrew H. W. Stone -- Beatrice Weder -- Kris Hallberg and Yasuo Konishi -- Carol Graham. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
1402074123 9781402074127 0821354043 9780821354049
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Business enterprises--Developing countries Occupational mobility--Developing countries