Economic empowerment and black disabled enterpreneurs: Negotiating partnership in Cape Town, South Africa

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 429-436

  Lorenzo, T ^a   van Niekerk, L ^a   Mdlokolo, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community based rehabilitation; Disability; Economic empowerment; Entrepreneurship; Participatory action research; Partnerships; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NEGRO; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; RESPONSIBILITY; SKILL; SOUTH AFRICA; TEAMWORK; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DISABLED PERSONS; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34247856102     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280600841190     Document Type: Article

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