Grimm M., Gubert Flore, Koriko O., Lay J., Nordman Christophe. (2013). Kinship ties and entrepreneurship in Western Africa. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 26 (2), p. 125-150. ISSN 0827-6331.
Titre du document
Kinship ties and entrepreneurship in Western Africa
Année de publication
2013
Type de document
Article
Auteurs
Grimm M., Gubert Flore, Koriko O., Lay J., Nordman Christophe
Source
Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2013,
26 (2), p. 125-150 ISSN 0827-6331
Small entrepreneurs in poor countries achieve relatively high marginal returns to capital but show only low re-investment rates. The literature is rather inconclusive about the possible causes. We explore whether ?forced redistribution', i.e. abusive demands by the kin, affects the allocation of capital and labor to the household firm. We use an original data-set covering household firms in seven economic centers in Western Africa. We find some evidence that family and kinship ties within the city rather enhance labor effort and the use of capital. However, the stronger the ties to the village of origin the lower input use which is supporting the 'forced redistribution' hypothesis. Given that such redistribution is partly the consequence of a lack of formal insurance mechanisms, these results suggest that the provision of health insurance and other insurance devices may have positive indirect effects on private sector development.
Plan de classement
Entreprise [096ENTRE]
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Comportements et pratiques sociales [106GESOC2]
Descripteurs
ENTREPRISE PRIVEE ; PME ; SECTEUR INFORMEL ; FAMILLE ; ENTRAIDE ; PARENTE ; MENAGE ; ACCUMULATION DU CAPITAL ; MAIN D'OEUVRE ; MIGRATION INTERIEURE ; AGGLOMERATION URBAINE ; ECONOMETRIE ; ENTREPRENEURIAT ; MICROENTREPRISE ; ENTREPRISE FAMILIALE ; RELATIONS FAMILIALES ; CAPITAL SOCIAL ; SOLIDARITE FORCEE ; RESEAU SOCIAL
