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- Title
Ethnic Women in Son La Province, Northern Vietnam: The Entrepreneurial Landscape.
- Authors
Nguyen, Quynh T.; Coventry, Louise; McDonald, Scott; Rametse, Nthati
- Abstract
This article examines differences in the propensity to engage in entrepreneurial activities among ethnically diverse women in So'n La Province, a disadvantaged and mountainous rural area of Vietnam. Propensity for entrepreneurialism is examined by focusing on (a) women's use of technology, (b) experiences of financial difficulties, and (c) propensity for risk-taking. Analyzing surveys completed by 135 women, we find that plans to start a business are equally apparent among women from diverse ethnic groups. We establish a positive association between levels of entrepreneurialism (practicing entrepreneurs, intending entrepreneurs, and non-entrepreneurs) and the use of technology. However, we find no association between entrepreneurialism and access to finance/financial difficulties or risk-taking. Women from very small ethnic minorities often report never using the Internet, and they seek loans from private lenders who charge relatively high interest rates. Our findings suggest a need for greater government investment in rural areas to increase women's access to and use of technology.
- Subjects
VIETNAM; SON La; FINANCIAL stress; RISK-taking behavior; ETHNIC groups; INTEREST rates; MINORITIES; RURAL geography
- Publication
Asia-Pacific Social Science Review, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 1, p84
- ISSN
0119-8386
- Publication type
Article