Has female entrepreneurship been a formidable engine of economic and social development in Tunisia?

Morched Salim () and Jarboui Anis ()
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Morched Salim: University of Sfax
Jarboui Anis: Sfax University

Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 2021, vol. 11, issue 1, 489-503

Abstract: Abstract It is economically acknowledged that entrepreneurship is a major solution vital to solve several economic, social, and environmental consternation. It has been and will keep on to be one of the most important drivers of universal economic and social development and sustainability. Entrepreneurship is well-defined as the capacity and willingness to formulate, organize, and manage a business venture along with anyone its risks to make a profit. Tunisian women associated with entrepreneurial development process have been increasingly recognized as important untapped sources of economic and social growths. Women are very important in any country’s development and play a significant role for the alleviation of socio economic problems. In fact, women entrepreneurs prove to participate remarkably in creating new jobs not only for themselves, but also for others and to be different. They provide the society with different solutions to deal with managerial, organizational, and business issues. In this context, the present paper seeks to kindle awareness about women’s enterprises and their contribution to enhancing as well as creating a business women’s specific entrepreneurial ecosystem. This paper looks into the effect of female entrepreneurship on economic and social development in Tunisia. The results indicate that female entrepreneurship is an economic channel, which has a significant and beneficial effect. Most importantly, the special value of the paper lies in the fact that start-up businesses have proven to be a real driver of economic development. They are perceived as an effective means to boost employment opportunities, income distribution, wealth creation and poverty reduction. It is important to note that entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as a development-promoting tool and it is recognized that the more countries facilitate entrepreneurship, the higher economic development they tend to have. The main finding of this paper is that despite the level of development of any country that it is located in, countries would gain from encouraging entrepreneurship.

Keywords: Female entrepreneurs; Economic growth; Development; Tunisian (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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