| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 103 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Directions in development. Private sector development |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Private sector development.
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| Contents |
Preface and Acknowledgments; Foreword; Abbreviations; Map; Overview; Figures; Tables; Chapter 1 Doing Business in Vanuatu: The Cultural, Political, Economic, and Legal Contexts for Women's Economic Empowerment; Boxes; Chapter 2 Starting and Licensing a Business; Chapter 3 Registering Property; Chapter 4 Getting Credit; Chapter 5 Enforcing Contracts; Chapter 6 Employing Workers; Chapter 7 Trading across Borders; Appendix Summary of Focus Group Discussions with Female Entrepreneurs in Vanuatu; References; Index |
| Summary |
Vanuatu is a traditionally male dominated and largely patriarchal society. Women have extremely low representation in parliament and in other decision making bodies. Despite this, women are increasingly involved in private sector development and in the market economy. Available statistics suggest that women own nearly 30 percent of all businesses and approximately 20 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises. Yet, government support for women's economic empowerment and women in business has been limited, and reforms are needed to the general legal framework to ensure gender equality. This v |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-96) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Women -- Vanuatu -- Economic conditions
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Women -- Vanuatu -- Social conditions
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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Women -- Economic conditions
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Women -- Social conditions
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Vanuatu
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009278560 |
| ISBN |
9780821379103 |
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0821379100 |
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1282101137 |
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9781282101135 |
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9786612101137 |
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661210113X |
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