Inclusive Entrepreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals

A Global Research Perspective

Colette Henry, Slavica Singer, Jian Gao, Jacqueline Winstanley, Dinah Bennett

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Economics
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443301278
• Subtopic: Development Economics
• Index: Economics

Inclusive Entrepreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Research Perspective brings together a collection of high caliber research-based chapters on the topic of inclusive entrepreneurship and UN Sustainable Development Goals. This edited volume makes the important link between the drive for inclusive entrepreneurship and addressing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Chapters draw on a range of geographical and cultural contexts and are authored by leading international scholars. Sections offer valuable contemporary content that can contribute to teaching and research in inclusive entrepreneurship, equality studies and sustainability for a variety of purposes.The book begins with introductory chapters covering theoretical concepts, overviews of the field, systematic literature reviews, and so on, and continues with empirically based research chapters exploring specific countries, different sectors, challenges, and approaches to solving the issues articulated in the SDGs. It concludes with future approaches and mindsets required to address the SDGs for a more inclusive society. This book will serve as a valuable reference to academics, researchers, doctoral students, and those with a stake in the entrepreneurship, inclusivity, and their relationship to the SDGs. - Brings together high-quality research-based chapters aimed at filling a gap in current knowledge on inclusivity and entrepreneurship - Maps out the state-of-the-art in the field, signposting research gaps and identifying next steps - Encompasses wide international geographical and thematic coverage - Includes a summary box at the end of each chapter with key points and signposts toward other relevant resources

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• 1 Introduction to inclusive entrepreneurship and the sustainable development goals: Taking stock and moving forward
• 2 When systems fail: Policy-practice gaps and the informal resilience of displaced and migrant women entrepreneurs
• 3 Exploring entrepreneurship policy in different country contexts: A gender perspective
• 4 Fostering inclusive entrepreneurship: An analysis of policy support on migrant entrepreneurs in South Africa
• 5 Is inclusiveness a necessity for poor countries or an option for rich countries?—context matters
• 6 The importance of understanding context in fragile and conflict impacted economies: A case study of Myanmar
• 7 Understanding inclusive entrepreneurship in India
• 8 Women’s entrepreneurship as a driver of the synergistic cycle of SDGs: Insights from Sri Lanka
• 9 Empowering entrepreneurs with disabilities: A transformative education approach
• 10 Being enterprising together: Exploring innovative approaches to sustainable entrepreneurial education
• 11 Inclusive entrepreneurship through a better understanding of neurodiversity
• 12 Creating value for good: Exploring the sustainable entrepreneurship practices of Chinese platform companies
• 13 Inclusive entrepreneurship design in the healthcare industry for developing countries: Toward achieving SDGs
• 14 Inclusive entrepreneurship to improve the economic status of SGBV survivors in safe homes: A case study of the northern province of Sri Lanka
• 15 Disabled women entrepreneurial leaders: Positioning equality, diversity and inclusion in times of crisis
• Index