Entrepreneurs and SMEs in Rwanda: The Model Pupil Paradox

by David Poole and David L. Poole

Book Overview

Entrepreneurs and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have become the darlings of neoliberal development thinking, with the received wisdom being that such enterprises hold the key to the economic transformation of low-income countries. This thinking has profoundly influenced development policy in Rwanda, but has singularly failed to deliver the much anticipated emergence of a new class of entrepreneurs and a vibrant SME sector.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786996251
• ISBN13: 9781786996251
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"