 Female entrepreneurship in transition economies: the case of Lithuania and UkraineRuta Aidis, Friederike Welter, David Smallbone and Nina Isakova Feminist Economics, 2007, vol. 13, issue 2, 157-183 Abstract: To date, little research has focused on female entrepreneurship in the context of transitioning countries. This paper compares from an institutional perspective two countries at different stages in the process of transformation. Lithuania followed a rapid transitional path leading to European Union membership, while Ukraine is on a much slower development path. Women entrepreneurs in Lithuania and Ukraine share many common features and problems; however, there are important differences in the experiences of women in these two countries. This indicates a need to recognize the diversity that exists among transition countries, reflecting different inheritances from the Soviet past as well as differences in the pace of change during the transition period. Keywords: Female entrepreneurship; transition countries; Lithuania; Ukraine; institutional theory; SMEs; JEL Codes: M13; P2; P3 (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:femeco:v:13:y:2007:i:2:p:157-183 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/13545700601184831 Access Statistics for this article Feminist Economics is currently edited by Diana Strassmann More articles in Feminist Economics from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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