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Entrepreneurs and SMEs in Rwanda
The Model Pupil Paradox
Entrepreneurs and SMEs in Rwanda
The Model Pupil Paradox
Description
Entrepreneurs and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have become the darlings of neoliberal development thinking, with the received wisdom being that such enterprises hold the key to the economic transformation of low-income countries. This thinking has profoundly influenced development policy in Rwanda, but has singularly failed to deliver the much anticipated emergence of a new class of entrepreneurs and a vibrant SME sector.
This book deconstructs the myths around entrepreneurship and SMEs, and reveals how neoliberal approaches towards microcredit and related programmes have failed to address the economic challenges facing countries like Rwanda. Drawing on his study of successful and aspiring entrepreneurs, Poole identifies the factors associated with successful entrepreneurship. He uncovers the unintended consequences of the entrepreneurship and SME development prescription, and offers key policy insights which have implications for Rwanda and beyond.
Table of Contents
PART ONE
Chapter 1 Terminology, Research Focus and Methodology
Chapter 2 Theories of Entrepreneurship
PART TWO
Chapter 3 Rwanda: the Model Pupil?
PART THREE
Chapter 4 Successful Entrepreneurs, Finance and Planning
Chapter 5 Successful Entrepreneurs and Psychological Traits
PART FOUR
Chapter 6 Searching for the Proto-entrepreneur
Chapter 7 Aspiring Entrepreneurs' Motives for Starting a Business
PART FIVE
Chapter 8 Resolving the Paradox
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Product details
| Published | 28 Jan 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781786996275 |
| Imprint | Zed Books |
| Series | Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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