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020 _a9781501731372
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024 7 _a10.7591/9781501731372
_2doi
035 _a(DE-B1597)9781501731372
035 _a(DE-B1597)515506
035 _a(OCoLC)1088930159
040 _aDE-B1597
_beng
_cDE-B1597
_erda
050 4 _aHG178.33.U6
_bJ87 2005
072 7 _aSOC026000
_2bisacsh
082 0 4 _a338.6/42/0973
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aJurik, Nancy
_eautore
245 1 0 _aBootstrap Dreams :
_bU.S. Microenterprise Development in an Era of Welfare Reform /
_cNancy Jurik.
264 1 _aIthaca, NY :
_bCornell University Press,
_c[2018]
264 4 _c©2005
300 _a1 online resource (270 p.) :
_b25 tables, 1 chart/graph
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tCONTENTS --
_tPREFACE --
_tABBREVIATIONS --
_tINTRODUCTION --
_tCHAPTER 1: THE INTERNATIONAL ROOTS OF MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT --
_tCHAPTER 2: THE EMERGENCE OF U.S. MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT --
_tCHAPTER 3: CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. MICROENTERPRISE PROGRAMS --
_tCHAPTER 4: FORMING A MICROENTERPRISE PROGRAM: CASE STUDY PART I --
_tCHAPTER 5: MATURATION OF A MICROENTERPRISE PROGRAM: CASE STUDY PART II --
_tCHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION: MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT, CONTRADICTION, AND PRACTICE --
_tNOTES --
_tREFERENCES --
_tINDEX
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
_fonline access with authorization
_2star
520 _aDeclines in real wages, increases in the number of poor families, and cutbacks to welfare and other safety-net programs have stimulated the popularity of microenterprise development programs (MDPs). These programs typically offer training and loans to individuals seeking to operate very small businesses. MDPs are often presented as a path to the self-sufficiency that comes with entrepreneurship and as an example of the success of market-based alternatives to government programs. In Bootstrap Dreams, Nancy C. Jurik analyzes the origins and maturation of these programs in the United States.Based on a national sample of fifty programs and an eight-year case study of one in particular, this is a rare book about microenterprise development. Jurik understands the positive social mission of MDPs, but she is not blind to the problems that they encounter. Jurik's clear perception of potential difficulties and her keen ability to place the microenterprise movement in the larger context of welfare reform and globalization make Bootstrap Dreams a valuable book.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2024)
650 0 _aInformal sector (Economics)
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aMarginality, Social
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aMicrofinance
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aBusiness (General).
650 4 _aLabor History.
650 4 _aSociology & Social Science.
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
_2bisacsh
700 1 _aCowgill, Julie
_eautore
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.7591/9781501731372
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501731372
856 4 2 _3Cover
_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501731372/original
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