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Abstract
This paper interrogates entrepreneurship as a modernizing tool in rural societies. Building on a renewed interest in ‘moral economy’, it explores how entrepreneurship sits with the social institutions of Northern rural Bangladesh. Key findings evidence that the moral economy of entrepreneurship rests on the diffused idea of moral entrepreneurial idols and on traditional inter-personal networks of gendered obligations within households. Individuals participate to avoid risks and conform to traditional social institutions. I conclude that the imagined modernizing effect of entrepreneurship, the promised revolution, has been aborted by the very structures that support its expansion.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 28 Jun 2018 |
Event | Development Studies Association: Global Inequalities - Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 27 Jun 2018 → 29 Jun 2018 https://www.devstud.org.uk/conferences/2018/ |
Conference
Conference | Development Studies Association |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Manchester |
Period | 27/06/18 → 29/06/18 |
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Keywords
- Morality
- ETHNOGRAPHY
- Finance
- Poverty and inequality
- Entrepreneurship
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- 1 Conference participation
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Development Studies Association
Mathilde Maitrot (Advisor)
27 Jun 2018 → 29 Jun 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference participation