Book Review: Rwanda and the fading myth of mass entrepreneurship by David Poole

Profit versus development

The evidence against the effectiveness of microcredit as an engine of small-business growth continues to mount with the publication of David Poole’s excellent book 'Entrepreneurs and SMEs in Rwanda: The Model Pupil Paradox' (Bloomsbury, 2021). Review published here in The Africa Report, June 2021.

See also a proposal for how financing of small businesses in Rwanda and Africa can be improved through “blended finance” from Fadzayi Musanhu, director of Market Intelligence Africa (MIA) in London.

Blended finance: A solution for Rwanda’s entrepreneurs? (theafricareport.com)