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The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Conflict Reduction In The Post-Genocide Rwandan Coffee Industry: Quantitative Evidence From A Field Study, Karol C. Boudreaux, Jutta Tobias

Karol C. Boudreaux

Entrepreneurship is widely acknowledged as a catalyst for poverty reduction and economic development. Yet its role in conflict reduction and social development is largely understudied. This paper presents evidence from a field survey conducted during the summer of 2008 among a sample of Rwanda’s emerging specialty coffee workers and reports on significant correlations between economic satisfaction and life satisfaction, as well as meaningful work contact with members from the other group with an attitude of reconciliation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that quantitatively analyzes entrepreneurial activity and conflict reduction in one of Rwanda’s most …