International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by Bernat Vilarasau 12/04/2014 Over the last two years I have been involved in an exciting social entrepreneurship experience. It was in December of 2011, when a group of seven entrepreneurs founded the Cooperative Sambucus sccp. But the real beginning of the initiative was two years before. At the time I was working as the Read More …
by Stuty Maskey, 30/10/2012 Last month I attended a micro entrepreneurs’ trade fair in Kathmandu and met many micro entrepreneurs and home-based workers. Such fairs are one of the few opportunities that these rural communities get where they can come into direct contact with buyers as well as learn about market prices, competition and current Read More …
by Eduardo J. Gómez-Araujo, 3/9/2012 “Nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes good or bad things” (William Shakespeare) When I talk about rural entrepreneurship with experts in rural development (academics or students, generally coming from areas like humanities and life science) I sometimes feel that people see entrepreneurship a bit sceptical. In my opinion Read More …