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Theories on the eradication of poverty abound. Self-help, self-reliance and self-sufficiency are touted as solutions, and are indeed critical to an economically stable life. Yet, for economically disadvantaged women (America's poorest citizens), self-help is not as simple as grabbing sturdy boot straps or climbing elusive ladders. Creative ideas for self-sufficiency do not flower and flourish in environments that are void of resources. This book, first published in 1995, examines the questions raised around the concept of self-help by introducing microenterprise and exploring its relevance to poor women.
List of contents
1. Welfare and Entrepreneurship: The Critical Intersection of Gender Class Economics and Policy 2. Women, Microenterprise and Economic Empowerment: A Global Perspective 3. A Look at a Microenterprise Project: Business Owners Start-Up Services 4. The Select Committee on Hunger: Historical, Political and Ethnographic Contexts 5. The Select Committee on Hunger: Legislative Activities elated to Microenterprise 6. Radical Political Economy: Analysis of Major Concepts
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Cheryl Rodriguez
Summary
Theories on the eradication of poverty abound. Self-help, self-reliance and self-sufficiency are touted as solutions, and are indeed critical to an economically stable life. Yet, for economically disadvantaged women (America’s poorest citizens), self-help is not as simple as grabbing sturdy boot straps or climbing elusive ladders. Creative ideas for self-sufficiency do not flower and flourish in environments that are void of resources. This book, first published in 1995, examines the questions raised around the concept of self-help by introducing microenterprise and exploring its relevance to poor women.
