SEED Working Papers

Resource list | 12 March 2010

81. Labour and labour-related laws in micro and small enterprises: innovative regulatory approaches - Colin Fenwick, John Howe, Shelley Marshall and Ingrid Landau

76. Stimulating youth entrepreneurship: barriers and incentives to enterprise start-ups by young people - Ulrich Schoof

75. Poverty reduction through small enterprises: emerging consensus, unresolved issues and ILO activities - Paul Vandenberg

74. Growing out of poverty: how employment promotion improves the lives of the urban poor - Marja Kuiper and Kees van der Ree

72. Being "real" about youth entrepreneurship in Eastern and Southern Africa: implications for adults, institutions and sector structures - Francis Chigunta, Jamie Schnurr, David James-Wilson and Veronica Torres

71. Assessing the influence of the business environment on small enterprise employment: an assessment guide - Simon White (in Spanish)

69. Nepal and Pakistan: micro-finance and microentreprise development: their contribution to the economic empowerment of women - Maria Sabrina de Gobbi with contributions from Nara Hari Dhakal and Syed Tahir Hijazi

68. Job quality in micro and small enterprises in Ghana: field research results – Peter Morton

67. Productivity, decent employment and poverty: conceptual and practical issues related to small enterprises - Paul Vandenberg

66. Organizing in the informal economy: a case study of the municipal waste management industry in South Africa - Melanie Samson

65. Social marketing for better job quality in micro and small enterprises in Ghana - Chris Seeley

64. Synergies through linkages: who benefits from linking finance and business development services? - Merten Sievers and Paul Vandenberg

63. Impact of national policy and legal environments on employment growth and investment in micro and small enterprises – Jens Dyring Christensen and Micheline Goedhuys.

61. Creating a conducive policy environment for employment creation in MSEs in Chile - Carolina Flores

60. Organizing in South Africa’s informal economy: an overview of four sectoral case studies - Tanya Goldman

59. Part II. Facilitating youth entrepreneurship, A directory of awareness and promotion programmes in formal and non-formal education - Klaus Haftendorn and Carmela Salzano

59. Part I - Facilitating youth entrepreneurship. An analysis of awareness and promotion programmes in formal and non-formal education - Klaus Haftendorn and Carmela Salzano

58. Promoting female entrepreneurship in Mauritius: strategies in training and development - Patricia Day-Hookoomsing and Vedna Essoo

57. Business centres for small enterprise development: experiences and lessons from Eastern Europe - Mertens Sievers, Klaus Haftendorn and Astrid Bessler

56. Public policy and employment in micro and small enterprises in Peru - Juan Chacaltana

55. Creating a conducive policy environment for employment creation in micro and small enterprises in Tanzania - Paula Tibandebage, Samuel Wangwe, Moses Msuya and Darlene Mutalemwa

54. Promouvoir un environnement de développement des micro et petites entreprises guinéennes favorable à la création d’emplois décents - Moussa Kourouma

53. Promoting the culture sector through job creation and small enterprise development in SADC countries: the film and television industry - Avril Joffe and Natalie Jacklin

52. Promoting the culture sector through job creation and small enterprise development in SADC countries: the performing arts and dance - Annabell Lebetche

51. Promoting the culture sector through job creation and small enterprise development in SADC countries: crafts and visual arts – The Trinity Session

50. Promoting the culture sector through job creation and small enterprise development in SADC countries: the ethno-tourism industry - Steven Bolnick

49. Promoting the culture sector through job creation and small enterprise development in SADC countries: the music industry - Cecile Lambert

48. Facilitating labour market entry for youth through entreprise-based schemes in vocational education and training and skills development - Michael Axmann

47. The challenges of growing small businesses: insights from women entrepreneurs in Africa – Pat Richardson, Rhona Howarth and Gerry Finnegan

46. Industrial renewal and inter-firm relations in the supply chain of the Brazilian automotive industry - Anne Caroline Posthuma

45. Local implementation of quality, labour and environmental standards: opportunities for upgrading in the footwear industry - Lizbeth Navas-Alemán and Luiza Bazan

44. Participation in global value chains as a vehicle for SME upgrading: a literature review - Cathrine Caspari

43. Opportunities for SMEs in developing countries to upgrade in a global economy - John Humphrey

42. Role of the informal sector in coping with economic crisis in Thailand and Zambia - Gerry Finnegan and Andrea Singh

41. Flexibilizing employment: an overview - Kim Van Eyck

40. Rags or riches? Phasing-out the Multi-Fibre Arrangement - Auret van Heerden, Maria Prieto Berhouet and Cathrine Caspari

39. Organizing in the informal economy: a case study of the minibus taxi industry in South Africa - Jane Barrett

38. Organizing in the informal economy: a case study of the building industry in South Africa - Tanya Goldman

37. Organizing in the informal economy: a case study of the clothing industry in South Africa - Mark Bennett

36. Organizing in the informal economy: a case study of street trading in South Africa - Shirin Motala

35. Creating a conducive policy environment for employment creation in SMMEs in South Africa - Jennifer Mollentz

34. Protecting workers in micro and small enterprises: can trade unions make a difference? :a case study of the bakery and confectionery sub-sector in Kenya - Gregg J. Bekko and George M. Muchai

33. Organizing workers in small enterprises: the experience of the Southern African clothing and textile workers’ union - Mark Bennett

32. Business training markets for small enterprises in developing countries: what do we know so far about the potential? - Akiko Suzuki

31. Creating a conducive policy environment for employment creation in small enterprises in Viet Nam - Pham Thi Thu Hang

30. Creating market opportunities for small enterprises: experiences of the fair trade movement - Andy Redfern and Paul Snedker

29. Creating a conducive policy environment for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Pakistan - Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority of Pakistan (SMEDA)

28. Assessing markets for business development services: what have we learned so far - Alexandra Overy Miehlbradt

27. An information revolution for small enterprise in Africa: experience in interactive radio formats in Africa - Mary McVay

26. Employment creation and employment quality in African manufacturing firms - Micheline Goedhuys

23. Small enterprises, big challenges: a literature review on the impact of the policy environment on the creation and improvement of jobs within small enterprises - Gerhard Reinecke

22. Ajuste local à globalização : um estudo comparativo do investimento estrangeiro direto no ABC e na Grande Porto Alegre - Glauco Arbix, Mauro Zilbovicius

21. Women entrepreneurs in Albania - Mimoza Bezhani

20. Jobs, gender and small enterprises in Bulgaria - Antonina Stoyanovska

19. Jobs, gender and small enterprises in the Caribbean: lessons from Barbados, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago - Carol Ferdinand

18. Jobs, gender and small enterprises in Africa and Asia: lessons drawn from Bangladesh, the Philippines, Tunisia and Zimbabwe - Pamela Nichols Marcucci

17. ICTs and enterprises in developing countries: hype or opportunity? - Jim Tanburn and Alwyn Didar Singh

16. Regions, regional institutions and regional development - Maarten Keune

15. Jobs, gender and small enterprises: getting the policy environment right - Linda Mayoux

14. Jobs, gender and small enterprises in Bangladesh: factors affecting women entrepreneurs in small and cottage industries in Bangladesh - Nilufer Ahmed Karim

13. Ethnic minorities, emerging entrepreneurs in rural Viet Nam: a study on the impact of business training on ethnic minorities - Jens Dyring Christensen and David J Lamotte

12. Local response to globalization: MESTA region, Bulgaria - Hanna Ruszczyk, Ingrid Schubert and Antonina Stoyanovska

11. Local adjustment to globalization: a comparative study of foreign investment in two regions of Brazil, Greater ABC and Greater Porto Alegre - Glauco Arbix and Mauro Zilbovicius

10. Case study of area responses to globalization: foreign direct investment, local suppliers and employment in Győr, Hungary - Maarten Keune and András Toth

9. Promoting women’s entrepreneurship development based on good practice programmes: some experiences from the North to the South - Paula Kantor

8. Home work in Chile: past and present results of a national survey - Helia Henríquez, Verónica Riquelme, Thelma Gálvez and Teresita Selamé

7. Home work in Brazil: new contractual arrangements - Lena Lavinas, Bila Sorj, Leila Linhares and Angela Jorge

6. Home work in Argentina - Elizabeth Jelin, Matilde Mercado and Gabriela Wyczykirer

5. The hidden MSE service sector: research into commercial BDS provision to micro and small enterprises in Viet Nam and Thailand - Gavin Anderson

4. Job quality and small enterprise development – Simon White

3. Homeworkers in Peru - Francisco Verdera

2. Homeworkers in Paraguay - María Victoria Heikel

1. Home work in selected Latin American countries: a comparative overview - Manuela Tomei