ABSTRACT

Published in 1999. This book provides an analytical framework of the way culture influences entrepreneurial ethics and trust in a semi-industrial society. Culture provides rules and norms that govern societal behaviour. Yet it differs greatly in the way it influences economic performance across societies.

The book, which embodies both general and micro-institutional perspective on economic behaviour, addresses the core question, how does culture influence entrepreneurial ethics and trust in a developing society?

part I|2 pages

Method of Analysis, and Theoretical Orientation

chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|21 pages

The Making of Indigenous Entrepreneurs

chapter 3|22 pages

Transition to a Modern Economy

chapter 4|15 pages

The Concept of Trust

part II|1 pages

The Nigerian Plastic Industry, Entrepreneurial Profit Motive, and Resource Controls

chapter 5|24 pages

The Nigerian Economic Environment

chapter 6|19 pages

Entrepreneurs and the Profit Motive

chapter 8|23 pages

The Informal Sector Economic Activities

part III|2 pages

General Summary, and Conclusions

chapter 9|14 pages

Women in a Hausa Society

chapter 10|15 pages

Entrepreneurs and Business Success

chapter 11|18 pages

Economic Development: A General Appraisal

chapter 12|34 pages

Summary and Conclusion