Entrepreneurship in Latin America : A Step Up the Social Ladder?

This book looks at both the potential and limits of policies to promote entrepreneurship as an important vehicle for social mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean. Who are the region's entrepreneurs? They tend to be middle-aged males with secondary and, often, tertiary education who represent only a small segment of the economically-active population in the six countries considered in this book. They come from families in which a parent is, or was, an entrepreneur. In fact, a parent's occupation is more important in the decision to become an entrepreneur than a parent's wealth, income or

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Lora, Eduardo
Other Persons:	Castellani, Francesca (contributor)
Publisher:	Washington : World Bank Publications
Subject:	Soziale Mobilität \| Social mobility \| Unternehmer \| Entrepreneurs \| Lateinamerika \| Latin America

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (210 p)
Series:	Latin American Development Forum
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; PART I: OVERVIEW; 1 OVERVIEW AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; 2 ENTREPRENEURSHIP, THE MIDDLE CLASS, AND SOCIAL MOBILITY: AN OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE; BOXES; 2.1 Measuring Entrepreneurship; TABLES; B2.1.1 Definitions Employed in this Book; 2.2 Entrepreneurship and Social Mobility: Empirical Possibilities; PART II: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS AND COUNTRY STUDIES; 3 MIDDLE-CLASS ENTREPRENEURS AND THEIR FIRMS: A REGIONAL VIEW AND INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; 3.1 Composition of the Sample, by Social Class, 2004 3.2 Dynamic New Firms, by Social Class of the Founder, International Comparison, 20043.3 Occupation of the Founder's Father, by Social Class, Latin American Sample, 2004; 3.4 Previous Occupation of Entrepreneurs, Interregional Comparison, 2004; 3.5 Context Where Entrepreneurs Acquired the Desire to Become an Entrepreneur, by Social Class, Latin American Sample, 2004; 3.6 Role Models of Entrepreneurs, Interregional Comparison, 2004; 3.7 Main Learning Context of Entrepreneurs, by Social Class, Latin American Sample, 2004 3.8 Networks Accessed by Entrepreneurs, by Social Class, Latin American Sample, 20043.9 Evaluation Process and Criteria Used by Entrepreneurs, by Social Class, Latin American Sample, 2004; 3.10 Sources of Finance Accessed by Entrepreneurs, by Social Class, Latin American Sample, 2004; 3.11 Sources of Finance Accessed by Entrepreneurs, Interregional Comparison, 2004; 3.12 Mean Employment Size of Firms during the First Few Years of Operation, by Social Class, Latin American Sample, 2004; 3.13 Mean Employment Size of Firms during the First Few Years of Operation, Interregional Comparison, 2004 3.14 Main Problems Faced during the First Few Years of Operation, by Social Class, Latin American Sample, 20043.15 Main Problems Faced during the First Few Years of Operation, Interregional Comparison, 2004; 3.16 Use of Networks to Solve Initial Problems, Interregional Comparison, 2004; 4 THE ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PROMOTING INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIAL MOBILITY IN MEXICO; FIGURES; 4.1 Occupational Distribution of Male Workers Ages 24-65 in Mexico, 2005-12; 4.2 Type of Employment of the Sample in Mexico, 2006; 4.3 Mean Monthly Household Income of Sample in Mexico, 2006 4.4 Class Distribution of the Entire Sample in Mexico, 20064.5 Proportion of Entrepreneurs in Each Income Class in the Sample in Mexico, 2006; 4.6 Proportion of Respondents with Upward or Downward Mobility with Respect to Parents' Position, 2006; 4.1 Intergenerational Asset Persistence in Mexico, by Birth Cohort, 2006; 4.2 Probability of Being an Entrepreneur, an Employee, or Self-Employed in Mexico, 2006; 4.7 Income of Entrepreneurs Compared to Non-Entrepreneurs in Mexico, 2006; 4.8 Income of Self-Employed Compared to Workers Who Are Not Self-Employed in Mexico, 2006 5 ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ENTREPRENEURIAL VALUES, AND PUBLIC POLICY IN ARGENTINA
ISBN:	978-1-4648-0008-5 ; 978-1-4648-0009-2
Other identifiers:	hdl:10986/16347 [Handle]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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