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Balancing act: Business and household in a small Bolivian city

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Sucre is a city of micro enterprises. The lines between business and household are often blurred: accounts are mixed, space is shared, and partners from outside the household are rare. On the surface, this kind of business organisation seems most inadequate for economic success. Yet a closer look at the internal workings of Sucre's businesses suggests that the complex 'balancing act' between business and household may represent not sloppy management (as micro-enterprise development agencies often maintain), but a flexible strategy for household well-being. Sucre's businesses essentially follow 'triple bottom line' accounting at the household level, taking into account both financial and non-financial goals.

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  • Robyn Eversole, 2002. "Balancing act: Business and household in a small Bolivian city," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(5), pages 589-601, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:12:y:2002:i:5:p:589-601
    DOI: 10.1080/0961452022000017605
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