Business under Fire: Entrepreneurship and Violent Conflict in Developing Countries.

T. Bruck*, Wim Naudé, P. Verwimp

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Abstract

In this article, we provide an introduction to the Special Issue of the Journal of Conflict Resolution devoted to the impact of violent conflict on entrepreneurship in developing countries. First we note that there is insufficient attention in the literature on the impact of violent conflict on the firm or entrepreneur level. Then, after we define entrepreneurship and violent conflict, we provide a summary of the existing literature and give an overview of the contributions in this Special Issue. We conclude by noting policy implications and areas for further research.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3-19
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Conflict Resolution
Volume57
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2013

Keywords

  • entrepreneurship
  • conflict
  • development
  • violence
  • firms
  • CIVIL-WAR
  • MICROLEVEL PERSPECTIVE
  • ECONOMIC-PERFORMANCE
  • POVERTY
  • GROWTH
  • RWANDA

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