Financing Small Enterprises in Developing Nations: Learning from Experience
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This innovative work is designed to enhance understanding about the practical issues that investors, entrepreneurs and policy makers, as well as students of international development, must contend with in order to improve small business access to investment capital in developing countries. The volume contains a number of case studies that describe and analyze a number of actual small business investments in order to highlight the special risks, challenges, pitfalls, and commitments that are found in most developing country investment environments. The diversity of the cases, covering a range of countries and sectors, highlight the gamut of skills and issues that must be mastered to succeed in financing small businesses in developing nations.
Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.
Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.
Roger S. Leeds is a professor and director of the Center for International Business and Public Policy at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies.
"Leeds has written a terrific book on a critically important and severely under-examined topic. In short, vivid cases, he describes the challenges that face small enterprises in developing states, and what both investors
and entrepreneurs can do in response. The book will be a tremendous asset to policy makers, business people and instructors -- to anyone, indeed, trying to understand the fate of small and medium enterprises across the developing world."
Debora L. Spar, Professor, Harvard Business School
"Leeds' excellent book covers a range of subjects pertaining to SME investing in developing countries, including information asymmetries, corporate governance, management capacity, and business environments. It is relevant for the development practitioner, the private equity investor and the academician alike. It's also fun to read."
Mr. Cesare Calari
Vice President, Financial Sector, World Bank
and entrepreneurs can do in response. The book will be a tremendous asset to policy makers, business people and instructors -- to anyone, indeed, trying to understand the fate of small and medium enterprises across the developing world."
Debora L. Spar, Professor, Harvard Business School
"Leeds' excellent book covers a range of subjects pertaining to SME investing in developing countries, including information asymmetries, corporate governance, management capacity, and business environments. It is relevant for the development practitioner, the private equity investor and the academician alike. It's also fun to read."
Mr. Cesare Calari
Vice President, Financial Sector, World Bank