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Women Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa : Historical Framework, Ecosystem, and Future Perspectives for the Region

Dabić, Marina (ed.); Dana, Leo Paul (ed.); … - 2022

Women Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview -- Women Entrepreneurs in Cameroon -- Women Entrepreneurs in … Africa -- Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania -- Women Entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe. …According to a 2018 World Bank report, Africa is the only region with more women than men choosing to become …

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The Foundation and Growth of African Women Entrepreneurs : Historical Perspectives and Modern Trends

Anyansi-Archibong, Chi. B. - 2021 - 1st ed. 2021.

Entrepreneurship -- 2.Africa: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in the Continent -- 3.Culture and Traditional Foundations of African …, and Globalization Effect -- 7.Africa: Prospects for Entrepreneurial Development -- 8.An Inclusive and Diverse … Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Africa -- 9.Africa’s Diaspora: Prospects for Women Entrepreneurs -- 10.Future of Women Entrepreneurs in …

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Every drop counts: Assessing aid for water and sanitation

Anand, P.B. - 2013

Water and sanitation sectors have been the 'natural' subjects of aid for several decades. However, these sectors also were among those most affected by changes in aid approaches and tools. The aim of this paper is to capture some of the complexity in assessing impact and effectiveness of aid in...

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Historical origins of persistent inequality in Nigeria

Archibong, Belinda - 2016

Horizontal inequality by ethnic group has remained remarkably persistent for wealth, education, and access to certain services in Nigeria. While significant gains in the reduction of inequality and improvement in access have been made for more locally administered services, outcomes are stickier...

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Urban development transitions and their implications for poverty reduction and policy planning in Uganda

Mukwaya, Paul Isolo; Sengendo, Hannington; Lwasa, Shuaib - 2010

Urbanization is one of the critical global trends shaping the future of humanity. At the same time, it has been argued that full development requires an urbanized environment. This paper attempts to examine and characterize the major phases of urbanization in Uganda and what this means for urban...

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Rethinking the world of aid in the twenty first century

Heller, Peter S. - 2011

Many concerns can be raised about the effectiveness of current aid programmes to developing countries. The appropriateness of aid is particularly questionable when one considers the likely character of the challenges that the global economy will confront in 2025, as suggested by alternative...

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Evolving city systems

Overman, Henry G.; Venables, Anthony J. - 2010

This paper reviews the literature on the forces driving urbanization in developing countries. It presents a model outlining how globalization can lead to the evolution of an urban structure which may approximate Zipf's law. Policy implications are outlined.

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Cultural Entrepreneurship : New Societal Trends

Ratten, Vanessa (ed.) - 2022

1. Cultural entrepreneurship in society -- 2. From “Making Culture” to “Cultural Making”: Unpacking Immigrant … Entrepreneurship and Cultural Entrepreneurship in Norway -- 3. Cultural Entrepreneurship and Disruptive Blockchain Applications in … entrepreneurship in Norway: embracing the aesthetics of peasant romanticism’ -- 5. Airport Business Model Innovations for Local and …

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Aid and infrastructure financing: Emerging challenges with a focus on Africa

Addison, Tony; Anand, P. B. - 2012

, especially in Africa, the role of foreign aid in the future should be distinctly different. While aid will be required to …

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Healthcare, frugal innovation, and professional voluntarism : a cost-benefit analysis

Ackers, Helen Louise; Ackers-Johnson, James; Chatwin, John - 2017

This book investigates what international placements of healthcare employees in low resource settings add to the UK workforce and the efficacy of the its national health system. The authors present empirical data collected from a volunteer deployment project in Uganda focused on reducing...

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