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100			_aServon, Lisa J.
245			_aMicroenterprise as an exit route from poverty: recomendations for programs and policy makers
260			_c1998
300			_ap.419-41
520			_aThe 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			_aPoverty
700			_aBates, Timothy
773			_aJournal of Urban Affairs
909			_a40084
999			_c40084 _d40084