Minority women's microenterprises in rural areas of the United States of America: African American, Hispanic American and Native American case studies

GeoJournal

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-289

  Aspaas, Helen Ruth ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Integrative perspective; Native Americans; Rural minority women; Small businesses

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; RURAL AREAS; SURVEYS;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MICROENTERPRISES; MINORITY WOMEN; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; GENDER ROLE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LATINO PEOPLE; MICROENTERPRISE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12444263383     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-004-3689-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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