more specialized women entrepreneurship policies by assembling research identifying national barriers empirically and … the challenges of women entrepreneurship and other future research agendas. Contribution & Value Added: This review …

. While microfinance is supposed to address this problem through the promotion of viable businesses, it has not been very … microfinance institutions (MFIs), there have been very few that look at market conditions as an input into the success of micro …

This paper presents a systematic review of (a) the impact of entrepreneurship on economic, social and environmental … welfare and (b) the factors determining this impact. Research over the past 25 years shows that entrepreneurship is one cause … of macroeconomic development, but that the relationship between entrepreneurship and welfare is very complex. The …

examines the literature on entrepreneurship and economic development creating a framework for promoting development through …

This paper discusses the difficulties associated with measuring entrepreneurship in developing countries. Three … important dichotomies in the research on entrepreneurship are discussed: formal-informal, legal-illegal, and necessity …-opportunity. Several common measures of entrepreneurship are outlined along with their relevance to developing countries, including self …

This paper aims towards better understanding the role of entrepreneurship in fragile states, which despite the … formulation with appropriate and relevant measurement of entrepreneurship and the business environment, the primary focus in this … entrepreneurship in fragile state. -- entrepreneurship ; development ; fragile states ; institutions ; business ; environment …

around an aggressive foray into provision of Microfinance is more likely to fail, than to succeed. The Microfinance strategy … any supply-side or income multiplier effect from Microfinance, and there is not arrival at any beneficial transformation …, which does not reside in purview of Microfinance, there is not arrival at any meaningful economic development. The study …

Women are universally considered good microfinance clients. The reason behind this is a popular belief in the … microfinance industry that women are better credit risks than men. Female targeting has been suggested to generate higher repayment … mixed results. Moreover, high repayment rates do not always warrant profitability for microfinance institutions (MFIs). An …

economy.Developing countries, not fully integrated with international markets, seem less affected and local microfinance … international capital is harder and more expensive.Intrinsic characteristics of microfinance, such as closeness to the borrowers …

particular focus on developing countries (DCs). In particular, the same concept of "entrepreneurship" will be critically …