Microenterprise development programs in the United States and in the developing world

被引：84

作者：

Schreiner, M ^{[1
]}

Woller, G

机构：

[1] Washington Univ, St Louis, MO 63130 USA

[2] Brigham Young Univ, Provo, UT 84602 USA

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2003年 / 31卷 / 09期

关键词：

United States; microenterprise; microfinance; entrepreneurship; community development;

D O I：

10.1016/S0305-750X(03)00112-8

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Sparked by examples from Bangladesh, Bolivia, Indonesia, and other developing countries, hundreds of microenterprise programs have been started in the United States. Will these US efforts be successful? This paper reviews the evidence and concludes that microenterprise development is much more difficult in the United States than in the developing world. The paper suggests some ways to address the challenges of US microenterprise development. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：1567 / 1580

页数：14