Obeng, Bernard and Blundel, Richard
(2012).
Evaluating enterprise policy interventions in Africa: a critical review of Ghanaian small business support services.
Journal of Small Business Management
(in press).
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Abstract
Enterprise policies play a central role in economic development across Africa, but more effective, evidence-based policy evaluation is required to inform future interventions. The paper aims to: (i) contribute to filling this gap; (ii) develop more rigorous and appropriate evaluation methodologies. It examines the issues through an empirical study into non-use of small business support services in Ghana. Survey evidence from 253 owner-managers was complemented by interviews with owner-managers and service providers. It concludes that policy evaluation in Sub-Saharan Africa would benefit from multi-method approaches to address the lack of official small firm datasets and facilitate more in-depth understanding.
| Item Type: |
Journal Article
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| Copyright Holders: |
2012 International Council for Small Business |
| ISSN: |
1540-627X |
| Extra Information: |
This is a preprint of an Article accepted for publication in Journal of Small Business Management © 2012, International Council for Small Business |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Open University Business School |
| Related URLs: |
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| Item ID: |
32844 |
| Depositing User: |
Richard Blundel
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| Date Deposited: |
27 Feb 2012 14:48 |
| Last Modified: |
23 Oct 2012 22:14 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/32844 |
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