Business under Fire: Entrepreneurship and Violent Conflict in Developing Countries

In: The journal of conflict resolution: journal of the Peace Science Society (International), Band 57, Heft 1, S. 3-19

Abstract

In this article, we provide an introduction to the Special Issue of the Journal of Conflict Resolution devoted to the impact of violent conflict on entrepreneurship in developing countries. First we note that there is insufficient attention in the literature on the impact of violent conflict on the firm or entrepreneur level. Then, after we define entrepreneurship and violent conflict, we provide a summary of the existing literature and give an overview of the contributions in this Special Issue. We conclude by noting policy implications and areas for further research. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright holder.]