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Disadvantaged? Informal Female Entrepreneurs Operating “Tienditas” in Nicaragua (¿Desaventajadas? Mujeres empresarias informales operando tienditas en Nicaragua)

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  • Michael J. Pisani

    (Central Michigan University)

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En este trabajo, se estudia el negocio y los ingresos (del hogar) en la base de la pirámide (BoP, por sus siglas en inglés) de tiendas de conveniencia ubicadas dentro del hogar en Nicaragua, a través de una encuesta empresarial tipo censo. En toda América Latina y en Nicaragua, las tienditas son típicamente operadas por mujeres microempresarias en un entorno informal y en la periferia de las economías en desarrollo. Algunos autores han caracterizado a este sector como en desventaja debido a su dependencia inherente a la propiedad femenina, su ubicación dentro del hogar, y a su operación informal (Nichter y Goldmark, 2009). Otros han argumentado que tales empresas pueden servir para reducir la pobreza en la BoP (Pisani y Yoskowitz, 2012). Utilizando una encuesta del 2012 de corte transversal y representativa en el nivel nacional, se examinan 400 tenderas nicaragüenses. Los resultados indican que existe heterogeneidad en el sector minorista de las tienditas; las cuales se clasifican como saludables, estables, enfermas y fracasadas, para su análisis y discusión.

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  • Michael J. Pisani, 2016. "Disadvantaged? Informal Female Entrepreneurs Operating “Tienditas” in Nicaragua (¿Desaventajadas? Mujeres empresarias informales operando tienditas en Nicaragua)," Ensayos Revista de Economía, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, vol. 35(2), pages 195-223, November.
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