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RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: INDIVIDUAL OR COLLECTIVE PHENOMENA?

Anabela Dinis · 2002 · University of Lisbon Repository (University of Lisbon)

Summary. Rural entrepreneurship requires both individual initiative and collective support systems. While entrepreneurs drive firm creation in rural areas, success depends equally on strong social institutions and supportive socio-economic structures. Economic development becomes sustainable when entrepreneurial activity integrates with broader socio-cultural development, rather than relying solely on individual economic rationality.

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Dinis, A.. (2002). RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: INDIVIDUAL OR COLLECTIVE PHENOMENA?. University of Lisbon Repository (University of Lisbon). http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/9953

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