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Merging Profit and Social Motives for the Greater Good Amanobea Boateng
African Female Entrepreneurship
Amanobea Boateng
African Female Entrepreneurship Merging Profit and Social Motives for the Greater Good
Amanobea Boateng Grenoble École de Management Grenoble, France
ISBN 978-3-319-65845-2 ISBN 978-3-319-65846-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65846-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017952837 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © John Rawsterne/patternhead.com Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Over the past few years, considerable efforts have been made to mainstream gender equality in both growth analytical models and policies underpinning economic development and poverty alleviation programs implemented by various governments in developed and developing economies alike. These developments reflect the fact that policymakers and researchers in academia are increasingly mindful of the impact of changing gender dynamics and roles in an environment where a growing number of women are integrating into the professional world, either as wage earners or entrepreneurs, and the globalization of the meaning of “gender equality”, irrespective of a country’s stage of development. While these developments have greatly raised the awareness of the potential implications of gender equality for growth and economic development, the globalization of this concept has raised its own challenges. Perhaps in a world where knowledge endowment is still shaped by a historical legacy, the globalization of gender equality considerations has created
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