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| Abstract title: | Balancing act: Business and household in a small Bolivian city |
| Author: | Robyn Eversole |
| Issue: | Volume 12, Number 5- 2002 |
Sucre is a city of micro enterprises. The lines between business and household are often blurred: accounts are mixed, space is shared, and partners from outside the household are rare. On the surface, this kind of business organisation seems most inadequate for economic success. Yet a closer look at the internal workings of Sucre’s businesses suggests that the complex ‘balancing act’ between business and household may represent not sloppy management (as micro enterprise development agencies often maintain), but a flexible strategy for household well-being. Sucre’s businesses essentially follow ‘triple bottom line’ accounting at the household level, taking into account both financial and non-financial goals.
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