Entrepreneurship for social inclusion
This research theme aims to improve the understanding of how entrepreneurship policies can lead to socially inclusive growth.
Overview
Entrepreneurship has been identified as a mechanism to alleviate poverty, particularly in ‘Base of the Pyramid’ (BOP) regions, where impoverished socio-economic groups have suffered from social exclusion, ‘the denial of equal access to opportunities imposed by certain groups of society’. This research theme aims to improve the understanding of how entrepreneurship policies can lead to socially inclusive growth at the BOP.
Research projects
Do volunteers become social entrepreneurs?
Principal investigators: Samara Trajano, Professor Milton Sousa Filho, Dr Bruno Lessa
Does entrepreneurial resilience pay off in a poverty context?
Principal investigators: Dr Stelvia Matos, Dr Irina Cojuharenco
Publications
Margaret Atosina Akuriba, Mamudu Abunga Akudugu, Abdul-Razak Alhassan (2021) Agribusiness for Economic Growth in Africa. Practical Models for Tackling Poverty, Palgrave Macmillan
Co-authored by Abdul-Razak Alhassan, a researcher within the Centre for Social Innovation Management, this new publication provides exclusive information on how agribusinesses could act as the springboard for inclusive economic growth critical for the socio-economic transformation of Africa.
