A study of enterprise in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut: where subsistence self-employment meets formal entrepreneurship
In Rankin Inlet, where formal enterprises are few, considerable entrepreneurial activity takes place in the informal sector. To supplement income, it is common to engage in subsistence self-employment such as hunting or fishing; food derived therefrom is shared but not sold. A road linking Rankin In...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:7:y:2009:i:1:p:1-23 2024-04-14T08:07:32+00:00 A study of enterprise in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut: where subsistence self-employment meets formal entrepreneurship Aldene Meis Mason Leo Paul Dana Robert Brent Anderson http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=21607 unknown http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=21607 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:36:53Z In Rankin Inlet, where formal enterprises are few, considerable entrepreneurial activity takes place in the informal sector. To supplement income, it is common to engage in subsistence self-employment such as hunting or fishing; food derived therefrom is shared but not sold. A road linking Rankin Inlet with the rest of Canada would allow freight to be transported from Manitoba to Rankin Inlet all year long, thereby reducing living costs in Rankin Inlet, and might possibly reduce dependence on subsistence hunting and fishing. Nunavut; Rankin Inlet; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial activity; self-employment; caribou; subsistence hunting; subsistence fishing; beadwork; Kivalliq Arctic Foods; Canada. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Kivalliq Nunavut Rankin Inlet RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Arctic Nunavut Canada Rankin Inlet ENVELOPE(-91.983,-91.983,62.734,62.734) |
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In Rankin Inlet, where formal enterprises are few, considerable entrepreneurial activity takes place in the informal sector. To supplement income, it is common to engage in subsistence self-employment such as hunting or fishing; food derived therefrom is shared but not sold. A road linking Rankin Inlet with the rest of Canada would allow freight to be transported from Manitoba to Rankin Inlet all year long, thereby reducing living costs in Rankin Inlet, and might possibly reduce dependence on subsistence hunting and fishing. Nunavut; Rankin Inlet; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial activity; self-employment; caribou; subsistence hunting; subsistence fishing; beadwork; Kivalliq Arctic Foods; Canada. |
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A study of enterprise in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut: where subsistence self-employment meets formal entrepreneurship |
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A study of enterprise in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut: where subsistence self-employment meets formal entrepreneurship |
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A study of enterprise in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut: where subsistence self-employment meets formal entrepreneurship |
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A study of enterprise in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut: where subsistence self-employment meets formal entrepreneurship |
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A study of enterprise in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut: where subsistence self-employment meets formal entrepreneurship |
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study of enterprise in rankin inlet, nunavut: where subsistence self-employment meets formal entrepreneurship |
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