Title: Sustainable development in the Maldives: the Dhivehi context of entrepreneurship

Authors: Leo-Paul Dana

Addresses: University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand

Abstract: Much entrepreneurship literature associates entrepreneurs with an affinity for, or at least a tolerance of, calculated risk. Indeed, small business usually involves some degree of risk. Also, financing is often a central issue for entrepreneurs, as reflected in the literature. However, the Dhivehis - who are the inhabitants of the Maldives - do not associate risk with business activities; nor do they feel constrained by the lack of financing, despite the absence of capital markets and the limited banking facilities in this archipelago.

Keywords: Maldives; risk; entrepreneurship; self-employment; subsistence; sustainability; culture; fishing; agriculture.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2002.000501

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 2002 Vol.2 No.6, pp.557-565

Published online: 18 Jul 2003 *

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