Bootstrap Dreams : : U.S. Microenterprise Development in an Era of Welfare Reform /

Bootstrap Dreams : : U.S. Microenterprise Development in an Era of Welfare Reform / / Nancy Jurik.

Declines in real wages, increases in the number of poor families, and cutbacks to welfare and other safety-net programs have stimulated the popularity of microenterprise development programs (MDPs). These programs typically offer training and loans to individuals seeking to operate very small busine...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Jurik, Nancy,
MitwirkendeR:
Cowgill, Julie,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]
©2005
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (270 p.) :; 25 tables, 1 chart/graph
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 1: THE INTERNATIONAL ROOTS OF MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
  • CHAPTER 2: THE EMERGENCE OF U.S. MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
  • CHAPTER 3: CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. MICROENTERPRISE PROGRAMS
  • CHAPTER 4: FORMING A MICROENTERPRISE PROGRAM: CASE STUDY PART I
  • CHAPTER 5: MATURATION OF A MICROENTERPRISE PROGRAM: CASE STUDY PART II
  • CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION: MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT, CONTRADICTION, AND PRACTICE
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX

Similar Items