Extreme poverty alleviation through community-based entrepreneurship
PRODECO in Paraguay
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3886724 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julian Gallardo (0000-0001-7958-6814), Emmanuel Raufflet (0000-0002-3723-747X, Emmanuel College - Massachusetts, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 140-146 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2014.867301 |
| OpenAlex | W2083941984 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Community-based entrepreneurship projects have been advocated as a potential approach to alleviate extreme poverty as they provide opportunities for income generation and capacity enhancement. This practical note provides an overview of the PRODECO project undertaken jointly by the Paraguayan government and the World Bank (1999–2008) in three southern departments of Paraguay (Itapúa, Misiones, and Ñeembucú). It describes and analyses the context, scope, operations, and results of this project, and identifies five main lessons related to frequent challenges faced by this approach; on size, access to skills, distance from government agencies, pace, and technology
Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Extreme poverty · Geography · Pace · Poverty · Community Development and Social Impact · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Finance
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |