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Poverty Alleviation Through Entrepreneurship In The United States: A Framework For Policy And Practice

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  • LUTISHA S VICKERIE

    (Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Hofstra University, 148 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York 11549, USA)

  • KYLE E MCCULLERS

    (Department of Strategy, University of Michigan, 701 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA)

  • JEFFREY A ROBINSON

    (Department of Management & Global Business, Rutgers University, 1 Washington Park, Newark, New Jersey 07060, USA)

Abstract

The traditional macroeconomic approach to poverty alleviation in neighborhoods and communities is to use housing development and job-creation programs to address the income and the opportunity gaps. Entrepreneurship is a much less used poverty alleviation strategy that, in our estimation, can have a significant effect in favorable policy environments. After a brief literature review, we highlight policy approaches that use entrepreneurship as a poverty alleviation strategy. We present several case studies from the United States as evidence of how public policy can empower an entrepreneurial ecosystem to support the self-employed and other low-income entrepreneurs. We conclude with a framework for how public policy can alleviate poverty through entrepreneurship that is generalizable in other contexts.

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  • Lutisha S Vickerie & Kyle E Mccullers & Jeffrey A Robinson, 2021. "Poverty Alleviation Through Entrepreneurship In The United States: A Framework For Policy And Practice," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 26(02), pages 1-20, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jdexxx:v:26:y:2021:i:02:n:s108494672150014x
    DOI: 10.1142/S108494672150014X
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    1. Michael L. Barnett & Brett Anitra Gilbert & Corinne Post & Jeffrey A. Robinson, 2024. "Strengthening Our Cities: Exploring the Intersection of Ethics, Diversity and Inclusion, and Social Innovation in Revitalizing Urban Environments," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 189(4), pages 647-653, February.

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