Small Firms, the Informal Sector, and the Devil's Deal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11470331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith Tendler (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1-15 |
| Publication date | 2002-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IDS Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5012 • E-ISSN: 1759-5436 |
| Publisher | Institute of Development Studies (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2002.tb00035.x |
| OpenAlex | W2159101248 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 43 |
| References cited | 1 |
Everybody loves small firms. Whether big donors or small, bilateral or multilateral. Whether left or right, government or non-government, practitioners or academics, myself included. Small firms have even gained a prestigious place in the firmament of social policy, where microcredit and other small-firm programs are seen as forming a safety net into which the poor can gently fall. But this is exactly where the trouble begins, and that's what this article is about
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| Unique citing works | 43 |
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| Citations per year | 1,87 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2024 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 39 |