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Young entrepreneurs in rural Africa : prevalence, determinants, productivity
Nagler, Paula; Naudé, Wim - 2014
Africa is not only the poorest and most rural continent, it is also the most youthful continent in terms of population … conclude that policies to support young entrepreneurs in rural Africa should not only focus on creating conditions that attract … needed in Africa's rural areas. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419074
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The Modern Impact of Precolonial Centralization in Africa
Gennaioli, Nicola; Rainer, Ilia - 2009
provision of public goods such as education, health and infrastructure in African countries and the centralization of their … with the view that precolonial centralization shaped the success of modernization policies in Africa by reducing policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014061354
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African Women Vulnerability index (AWVI) : focus on rural women
Tchamyou, Vanessa; Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2021
In this paper, we develop a new index labelled the African Women Vulnerability index (AWVI) with a focus on rural women using the Round 7 Afrobarometer Survey. The AWVI comprises 59 indicators in six dimensions namely: safety, empowerment, health, education, economic prosperity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012799879
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African Women Vulnerability Index : focus on rural women
Tchamyou, Vanessa; Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2023
In this paper, we develop a new index labelled the African Women Vulnerability Index (AWVI) with a focus on rural women using Round 7 of the Afrobarometer Survey. The AWVI comprises 59 indicators in six dimensions namely: safety, empowerment, health, education, economic prosperity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013473199
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Local development in the rural regions of Eastern Europe : post-socialist paradoxes of economic and social entrepreneurship
Grancelli, Bruno - In: Journal of East European management studies : JEEMS 16 (2011) 1, pp. 31-53
This paper aims to highlight some paradoxes of the agrarian transformation in Hungary and Poland and the ways they impinge on the working of private and cooperative farming.The first section reassesses the debate on the specificities of cooperative management in the light of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009785792
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Labor productivity in rural African enterprises : empirical evidence from the LSMS-ISA
Nagler, Paula; Naudé, Wim - 2014
Although non-farm enterprises are ubiquitous in rural Sub-Saharan Africa, little is yet known about their productivity …, and location matter for labor productivity in rural Africa, and that policy decisions tackling the shortcomings could …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010413138
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Corporate social responsibility in Nigeria and rural youths in sustainable traditional industries livelihood in oil producing communities
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2019
Since the first oil well was drilled in Nigeria, traditional economies have suffered neglect, and rural youths do not see a future for themselves in traditional industries livelihood (TIL). We examine the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) of multinational oil companies (MOCs) on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012012063
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria and Rural Youths in Sustainable Traditional Industries Livelihood in Oil Producing Communities
Uduji, Joseph; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2019
Since the first oil well was drilled in Nigeria, traditional economies have suffered neglect, and rural youths do not see a future for themselves in traditional industries livelihood (TIL). We examine the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) of multinational oil companies (MOCs) on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014105820
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The Impact of CSR Interventions on Female Education Development in the Rural Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2020
The objective of this investigation was to assess the impact of multinational oil companies’ (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) interventions in female education programmes in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. A total of 800 rural women were sampled across the region. The results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014032604
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Gender differences in time poverty in rural Mozambique
Arora, Diksha - 2014
The study examines the nature and extent of time poverty experienced by men and women in subsistence households in Mozambique. Gender roles, shaped by patriarchal norms, place heavy work obligations on women. Time-use data from a primary household survey in Mozambique is used for this analysis....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010404165