What do we know about the patterns and determinants of female entrepreneurship across Countries?

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 277-293

  Minniti, Maria ^a   Naudé, Wim ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

developing countries; entrepreneurship; women

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENTREPRENEUR; GENDER ROLE; LITERATURE REVIEW; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 77954118162     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2010.17     Document Type: Review

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