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Entrepreneurs des îles : développement des petites et moyennes entreprises à Wallis (Polynésie occidentale)

Paul Van Der Grijp
p. 91-108

Abstracts

Recently, the model of the trader’s dilemma was developed as an analytical perspective and applied to Southeast Asia. The present paper seeks to apply this model inWestern Polynesia, where many islanders, after earning wages in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, or New Caledonia, return to open a small shop in their home village. Usually, after one or two years of generous sharing, such enterprises have to close down. I analyze this phenomenon through case studies of successful indigenous entrepreneurs on Wallis (’Uvea), with special attention to strategies they have used to cope with this dilemma.

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References

Bibliographical reference

Paul Van Der Grijp, “Entrepreneurs des îles : développement des petites et moyennes entreprises à Wallis (Polynésie occidentale)”Journal de la Société des Océanistes, 122-123 | 2006, 91-108.

Electronic reference

Paul Van Der Grijp, “Entrepreneurs des îles : développement des petites et moyennes entreprises à Wallis (Polynésie occidentale)”Journal de la Société des Océanistes [Online], 122-123 | Année 2006, Online since 01 December 2009, connection on 18 April 2024. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/jso/569; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/jso.569

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About the author

Paul Van Der Grijp

Université des sciences et technologies de Lille et CREDO, Marseille, pvdgrijp@up.univ-mrs.fr

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