The Impact Of Micro Credit Programmes On Entrepreneurship Development

AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF MICRO CREDIT   PROGRAMMES ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT   IN AKWA IBOM AND CROSS RIVER STATES.   Department of Business Administration CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1            BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Prior to the 1970s, the view that large firms were the cornerstone of a modern economy dominated the literature (Nnanna, 2003). The theory of economies of scale, which is predicated on the advantages of large scale operations prevailed. Thus, entrepreneurial business was seen as belonging to the past; out-moded, and a sign of technological backwar…