The Private Sector and the Marginalized Poor: An Assessment of the Potential Role of Business in Reducing Poverty and Marginality in Rural Ethiopia

ISBN-13: 9783631671887 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 259 str.

Christine Husmann

Opis

The book examines the role that the private sector can play in reducing poverty and marginality in Ethiopia. It analyzes number, location and purchasing behavior of the marginalized poor in Ethiopia as well as institutions governing agricultural input markets to identify obstacles for private sector investments that benefit the marginalized poor.

Spis treści

Contents: Marginality is a root cause of poverty - Role of private sector in poverty reduction - Purchasing behavior and needs of the marginalized poor - High transaction costs on Ethiopian agricultural input markets as disincentives for the private sector.

O autorze

Christine Husmann studied geography, economics, sociology and business administration in Trier, Valencia and Tübingen and received her PhD from the Center for Development Research (ZEF) of the University of Bonn.