Female Enterprise in the New Economy

by Karen D. Hughes

The rise of women's self-employment and small business ownership has received a great deal of attention in North America and industrialized countries around the world. In Female Enterprise in the New Economy, Karen D. Hughes examines whether an increasingly entrepreneurial economy offers women better opportunities for economic success, or instead increases their risk of poverty and economic insecurity.

Drawing on original data from interviews,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802086721
• ISBN13: 9780802086723
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher