Poverty Alleviation through Partnerships: A Road Less Travelled for Business, Governments, and Entrepreneurs

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 321-332

  VanSandt, Craig V ^a   Sud, Mukesh ^b  

^a AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Base of the pyramid; Collaborative entrepreneurship; Inclusive growth; Poverty alleviation; Profitable partnerships; Social institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867102223     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-1160-y     Document Type: Article

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