Kitchen Capitalism
Subtitle: Microenterprise in Low-Income Households (Suny Series in Urban Public Policy)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: October 31, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780791461716
Subjects: Industry & Industrial Studies; Labour economics; Sociology - Urban; Political Science; Employment; Business / Economics / Finance; Self-employed; Politics/International Relations; Public Policy - General; Industries - General; United States; Entrepreneurship; Poor
Description: "Businesses come to life as owners are allowed to speak in their own words in this first in-depth examination of self-employment told from the perspectives of low-income microentrepreneurs. The book systematically analyzes a range of issues, including who chooses to open a micro business, and why; what resources to they bring to their business venture; how well will their venture fare; and what contributes to the growth or decline of their business."--Jacket.