Creating Private Sector Economies in Native America

Sustainable Development through Entrepreneurship

Robert J. Miller, Miriam Jorgensen, Daniel Stewart

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781108481045
• eBook ISBN: 9781108576178
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: Law Theory & Practice
• Index: Law

Native nation economies have long been dominated by public sector activities - government programs and services and tribal government-owned businesses - which do not generate the same long-term benefits for local communities that the private sector does. In this work, editors Robert Miller, Miriam Jorgensen, Daniel Stewart, and a roster of expert authors address the underdevelopment of the private sector on American Indian reservations, with the goal of sustaining and growing Native nation communities, so that Indian Country can thrive on its own terms. Chapter authors provide the language and arguments to make the case to tribal politicians, Native communities, and allies about the importance of private sector development and entrepreneurship in Indigenous economies. This book identifies and addresses key barriers to expanding the sector, provides policy guidance, and describes several successful business models - thus offering students, practitioners, and policymakers the information they need to make change.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Contributors
• Introduction
• Part I The Setting
• Part II Policy Barriers and Policy Needs
• Part III Learning from Business Scholars
• Part IV From Learning to Doing: Examples of Entrepreneurship in Indian Country
• Index