Enterprising women : expanding economic opportunities in africa / Mary Hallward-Driemeier.
Material type: TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2013.Description: xxix, 274 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780821397039
- 9780821398098 (electronic)
- HQ 1788 .H35
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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General circulation | Mtito Andei Centre Library General Stacks | HQ 1788 .H35 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | TNY | 2016/015856 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Where women and men work -- 1. Self-employed, employers, and wage earners in the formal and informal sectors -- 2. The size, formality, and industry of enterprises -- Part II. Why women work where they do -- 3. Country patterns in income, human capital, and assets affect where women work -- 4. Sorting into entrepreneurial activities: individual patterns -- Part III. How women perform--and the constraints they face -- 5. Sorting drives gender gaps in productivity and profits -- 6. After sorting, constraints depend on the type of enterprise -- Part IV. Shifting women to more productive work -- 7. Increasing the right to own and control assets -- 8. Expanding women's access to finance -- 9. Enriching managerial and financial skills -- 10. Strengthening women's voices in business environment reforms -- 11. Toward an action agenda.
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