Value for Money?: The impact of small enterprise development - Softcover

Harper, Malcolm; Finnegan, Gerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185339436X ISBN 13: 9781853394362

Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications, 1998

Synopsis

Billions of dollars have been spent in the last twenty years on assistance for micro, small and medium businesses. Yet there have been few attempts to count the costs and compare them to the benefits.

This is the first book to systematically evaluate, measure and review the costs and benefits of small enterprise development programs through a range of examples of best practice from within the field.

The authors have drawn on their extensive experience in business and as consultants within the enterprise development industry for this extensive study. They show that it is possible to measure and compare the costs and benefits of small enterprise development programs, and that donors, NGOs, tax payers and small business administrators themselves should demand that those who are responsible for such programs must demonstrate that they are providing value for money.

About this title

About the Author:

Malcolm Harper is an emeritus professor of Cranfield University; he is an independent researcher, writer and teacher who works mainly in India. He has published on enterprise development and microfinance. He was Chairman of Basix Finance from 1996 until 2006, and is Chairman of M-CRIL, the microfinance credit rating agency and business development, and author of numerous books and articles. He is the co-editor of What's Wrong with Microfinance? (Practical Action, 2007).

About this edition

• Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 185339436X
• ISBN 13: 9781853394362
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144