Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Poverty Alleviation in Africa; Developing the Small Scale Retail Sector, A Breakthrough to Poverty Alleviation, the Case of Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMboma, Lucy Mary
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-16T10:24:39Z
dc.date.available2016-11-16T10:24:39Z
dc.date.issued1999-07
dc.description.abstractSMES AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES) AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN AFRICA; DEVELOPING THE SMALL SCALE RETAIL SECTOR, A BREAKTHROUGH TO POVERTY ALLEVIATION, THE CASE OF TANZANIA, IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW JOURNAL VOLUME 6 NO 2, PP. 82-100. By Lucy, M Mboma (1999). Abstract The issue of poverty does not manifest itself in a particular social group of people as it is commonly observed in Tanzania. It is a state of deprivation that is experienced among individuals and regions in Tanzania. Various interventions have been introduced to reduce poverty by addressing production, earnings including running retailing activities. The retailing activities have been carried out and experienced by different people including low and high literate individual, the least and averaged educated with or without skills in management. Different people are identified in the paper that have always looked for alternative economic methods and means of survive. The paper sees retailing as being one of the key areas, which have supplemented wages and incomes of people irrespective of their social group or employment status. The retail sector provides job opportunities that are in great demand in Tanzania. The discussion that is put forward urge more attention to be paid to this sector in terms of research, advice and training in order to develop and improve its activities and services rendered to various customers.en_US
dc.identifier.citation. Mboma, M. Lucy, M Mboma (1999), SMEs and Poverty alleviation in Africa; Developing the small scale retail sector, a break through to Poverty alleviation, the case of Tanzania, Business Management Review Journal Volume 6 No 2, pp. 82-100.en_US
dc.identifier.issn08562253
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4471
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher. Mboma, M. Lucy, M Mboma (1999), SMEs and Poverty alleviation in Africa; Developing the small scale retail sector, a break through to Poverty alleviation, the case of Tanzania, Business Management Review Journal Volume 6 No 2, pp. 82-100.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVoume 6;Number 2
dc.subjectKey Terms: SMEs and Medium Enterprises, Retailing, wages and incomes, Poverty alleviationen_US
dc.titleSmall and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Poverty Alleviation in Africa; Developing the Small Scale Retail Sector, A Breakthrough to Poverty Alleviation, the Case of Tanzaniaen_US
dc.title.alternative. Mboma, M. Lucy, M Mboma (1999), SMEs and Poverty alleviation in Africa; Developing the small scale retail sector, a break through to Poverty alleviation, the case of Tanzania, Business Management Review Journal Volume 6 No 2, pp. 82-100.en_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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