Sustainable development in the Maldives: the Dhivehi context of entrepreneurship

Leo Dana

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 2002, vol. 2, issue 6, 557-565

Abstract: Much entrepreneurship literature associates entrepreneurs with an affinity for, or at least a tolerance of, calculated risk. Indeed, small business usually involves some degree of risk. Also, financing is often a central issue for entrepreneurs, as reflected in the literature. However, the Dhivehis - who are the inhabitants of the Maldives - do not associate risk with business activities; nor do they feel constrained by the lack of financing, despite the absence of capital markets and the limited banking facilities in this archipelago.

Keywords: Maldives; risk; entrepreneurship; self-employment; subsistence; sustainability; culture; fishing; agriculture. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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