This October, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) its annual Information Economy report, which focused on the role of information and communications technology (ICT) in enabling private sector development: Information Economy Report 2011; ICTs as an Enabler for Private Sector Development (PSD). The report shows that the potential of leveraging ICTs to develop…
Female Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
This summary of research by Maria Minniti and Wim Naudé on Female Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries provides an interesting snapshot on the gender dimensions of entrepreneurship in developing economies. It presents a series of stylized facts on what is known from the last 30 years of research on female self-employment and new business creation. These include: Significantly…