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Pathways Out of Poverty: private firms and economic mobility in developing countries/ edited by Gary S. Fields and Guy Pfeffermann.

Contributor(s): Fields, Gary S | Pfeffermann, GuyMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003Description: xviii, 297p. : ill. ; 24cmISBN: 9780821354049Subject(s): Business enterprises -- Developing countries | Developing countries -- Economic conditions | Occupational mobility -- Developing countriesDDC classification: 339.46091724

Contents:

Part I: The Role of the Private Sector: Studies and Evidence. 1. Reducing Poverty: The Overall Framework; G. Pfeffermann, G.S. Fields. 2. Escaping from Poverty: Household Income Dynamics in Indonesia, South Africa, Spain, and Venezuela; G.S. Fields, P.L. Cichello, S. Freije, M. Menendez, D. Newhouse. 3. Long-term Economic Mobility and the Private Sector in Developing Countries: New Evidence; G.S. Fields, W.S. Bagg. 4. Informal Self-Employment: Poverty Trap or Decent Alternative? W.F. Maloney. Part II: The Private Sector At Work: Cases from Around the World. 5. Generating Upward Mobility: The Case of Korea and Private Sector Development; Se-Il Park. 6. The Central Role of Entrepreneurs in Transition Economies and China; J. McMillan, C. Woodruff. 7. Opportunities off the Farm as a Springboard out of Rural Poverty: Five Decades of Development in an Indian Village; P. Lanjouw, N. Stern. 8. The Problem of African Entrepreneurial Development; T. Biggs, M. Shah. Part III: The Business Environment. 9. The Firms Speak: What the World Business Environment Survey Tells Us about Constraints on Private Sector Development; G. Batra, D. Kaufmann, A.H.W. Stone. 10. Obstacles Facing Smaller Businesses in Developing Countries; B. Weder. Part IV: Public Policy and Public Attitudes. 11. Bringing SMEs into Global Markets; K. Hallberg, Y. Konishi. 12. The Role of Government in Enhancing Opportunity for the Poor: Economic Mobility, Public Attitudes, and Public Policy; C. Graham.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	339.46091724 FIE/P (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P13267

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Part I: The Role of the Private Sector: Studies and Evidence.
1. Reducing Poverty: The Overall Framework; G. Pfeffermann, G.S. Fields.
2. Escaping from Poverty: Household Income Dynamics in Indonesia, South Africa, Spain, and Venezuela; G.S. Fields, P.L. Cichello, S. Freije, M. Menendez, D. Newhouse. 3. Long-term Economic Mobility and the Private Sector in Developing Countries: New Evidence; G.S. Fields, W.S. Bagg.
4. Informal Self-Employment: Poverty Trap or Decent Alternative? W.F. Maloney.

Part II: The Private Sector At Work: Cases from Around the World.
5. Generating Upward Mobility: The Case of Korea and Private Sector Development;
Se-Il Park.
6. The Central Role of Entrepreneurs in Transition Economies and China; J. McMillan, C. Woodruff.
7. Opportunities off the Farm as a Springboard out of Rural Poverty: Five Decades of Development in an Indian Village; P. Lanjouw, N. Stern.
8. The Problem of African Entrepreneurial Development; T. Biggs, M. Shah.

Part III: The Business Environment.
9. The Firms Speak: What the World Business Environment Survey Tells Us about Constraints on Private Sector Development; G. Batra, D. Kaufmann, A.H.W. Stone.
10. Obstacles Facing Smaller Businesses in Developing Countries; B. Weder.

Part IV: Public Policy and Public Attitudes.
11. Bringing SMEs into Global Markets; K. Hallberg, Y. Konishi.
12. The Role of Government in Enhancing Opportunity for the Poor: Economic Mobility, Public Attitudes, and Public Policy; C. Graham.

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