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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Servon, Lisa J. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Microenterprise as an exit route from poverty: recomendations for programs and policy makers |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1998 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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p.419-41 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
The objective of this study is to shed light on whether and how microenterprise programs can be used as an economic development strategy to enable low-income people to achieve self-sufficiency through self-employment. Our findings provide little support for the notion that hard work and a small loan are sufficient ingredients for business success. Viable small firms are usually headed by well-educated owners and/or those possessing specific skills that serve as a basis for successful business creation and operation. Potential entrepreneurs lacking assets, skills, and support networks are unlikely to support themselves through self-employment earnings alone. As a poverty alleviation strategy, microenterprise is not a panacea. Nevertheless, programs targeting the poor who do have skills, resources, and support networks can be useful vehicles for helping some to escape poverty. - Reproduced |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Poverty |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Bates, Timothy |
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Journal of Urban Affairs |
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40084 |
