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Jobs, gender and small enterprises in the Caribbean : lessons from Barbados, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago

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  • Ferdinand, Carol.

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Examines and compares the factors affecting women's entrepreneurship in small and cottage industries in three countries of the Caribbean.

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  • Ferdinand, Carol., 2001. "Jobs, gender and small enterprises in the Caribbean : lessons from Barbados, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago," ILO Working Papers 993495373402676, International Labour Organization.
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