‘Recession push’ and ‘prosperity pull’ entrepreneurship in a rural developing context

Jürgen Brünjes, Javier Revilla Diez · 2012 · Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Summary. This study examines how access to non-farm wage employment affects rural entrepreneurship in central Vietnam. Using household survey data from 110 communes, the authors distinguish between opportunity entrepreneurs (those pursuing business ventures) and necessity entrepreneurs (those driven by lack of alternatives). They find that better access to non-farm jobs increases opportunity entrepreneurship but does not reduce necessity entrepreneurship. This supports the 'prosperity pull' hypothesis: economic growth attracts entrepreneurs, while poverty-driven entrepreneurship persists regardless of job availability.

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  title   = {‘Recession push’ and ‘prosperity pull’ entrepreneurship in a rural developing context},
  author  = {Jürgen Brünjes and Javier Revilla Diez},
  journal = {Entrepreneurship and Regional Development},
  year    = {2012},
  doi     = {10.1080/08985626.2012.710267},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2012.710267}
}

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DOI

10.1080/08985626.2012.710267

Countries

Vietnam

Regions

Asia

Categories

entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28