Entrepreneurship challenges and gender issues in the african informal rural economy

Paul Igwe; Robert Newbery; Afam Icha-Ituma

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-59282-4_7

Entrepreneurship challenges and gender issues in the african informal rural economy

Paul Igwe^*, Robert Newbery, Afam Icha-Ituma

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Abstract

In Africa the majority of businesses operate as informal sector in the rural economy. With relevant current debates encompassing informality and the family firm and employing data from a national survey that captures over 18 million entrepreneurs and business owners, this chapter examines the social, economic, environmental, cultural and wider barriers to female entrepreneurship in rural Nigeria. This chapter describes how lack of capital, low levels of literacy and education, inadequate transport facilities and poor access roads are the most important barriers that face female entrepreneurship in rural African communities. These are magnified by traditions and cultural barriers that favour men over women in many African countries, including Nigeria.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Knowledge, learning and innovation
Subtitle of host publication	Contributions to management science
Editors	V. Ratten, V. Braga, C. Marques
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	91-111
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319592824
ISBN (Print)	9783319592817
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59282-4_7
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Contributions to Management Science
ISSN (Print)	1431-1941
ISSN (Electronic)	2197-716X

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

Entrepreneurship
Informal rural economy
Knowledge

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Knowledge, learning and innovation: Contributions to management science. ed. / V. Ratten; V. Braga; C. Marques. Cham: Springer, 2018. p. 91-111 (Contributions to Management Science).

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