From Microfinance to Middle Class?

Tonia Warnecke, George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Chair and Professor of Social Entrepreneurship, Department of Social Entrepreneurship, Rollins College, USA

• ContentsPART 1 SETTING THE STAGE: ENTREPRENEURSHIP,DEVELOPMENT, AND GENDER1 Introduction: female entrepreneurship in China and India2 Entrepreneurship, economic growth, and human development3 Gender and entrepreneurship: theory and implicationsPART 2 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND GENDER IN CHINA AND INDIA4 Entrepreneurship in China and India: history and context5 The gender dimension: employment and entrepreneurship in Chinaand India6 Social entrepreneurship in China and India: beyond microfinance7 Programs for female entrepreneurs in China and IndiaPART 3 CONFRONTING INFORMAL SECTOR CHALLENGES:BEST PRACTICES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS8 Designing gender-sensitive entrepreneurship programs: anintersectional design thinking framework9 Organizing informal sector workers and building networks10 Capitalizing on technology: gender and entrepreneurship11 Integrating sustainability into entrepreneurship programs12 Conclusion: supporting upward mobility for informal sectorentrepreneursReferences

‘A markedly erudite account of the diversity of challenges and opportunities facing female entrepreneurs in two of the most dynamic and consequential national ecosystems of our times. Warnecke’s detailed analysis challenges researchers, program designers, and policymakers alike to question what future enterprise truly has for women.’