Small Enterprises and Economic Development: The Dynamics of Micro and Small Enterprises

by Carl Liedholm and Donald C. Mead

Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) have been recognized as a major contemporary source of employment and income in a growing number of developing countries. Yet, relatively little is known about the characteristics and patterns of change in these enterprises. This volume examines the dynamics of MSEs in the development process. Drawing on a unique set of surveys conducted in twelve countries in Africa and Latin America the authors map the patterns...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415193516
• ISBN13: 9780415193511
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"