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This research is on the positive and negative aspects of Unilever's Shakti-project, a prime example of marketing to the Bottom of the Pyramid as put forward by C.K. Prahalad (2006). Poor rural Indian women are recruited to become small-scale entrepreneurs by Hindustan Lever, the Indian subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever. These women start earning an own income by selling hygiene products in their local community. According to Hindustan Lever, the economic and social status of the women would improve considerably by being a Shakti-entrepreneur. It was found that the…mehr

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This research is on the positive and negative aspects of Unilever's Shakti-project, a prime example of marketing to the Bottom of the Pyramid as put forward by C.K. Prahalad (2006). Poor rural Indian women are recruited to become small-scale entrepreneurs by Hindustan Lever, the Indian subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever. These women start earning an own income by selling hygiene products in their local community. According to Hindustan Lever, the economic and social status of the women would improve considerably by being a Shakti-entrepreneur. It was found that the Shakti-project does have a positive effect on some women in terms of extra income and empowerment. However, if women do not reach their sales targets, Hindustan Lever is relentless in its actions.
Autorenporträt
Bart Loman es profesor e investigador en el Centro de Asuntos de Desarrollo Internacional de Nijmegen (CIDIN), un instituto académico de la Universidad de Radboud. Además de su investigación sobre la base de la pirámide, es coordinador de la base de datos de ONG (www.ngo-database.nl), una base de datos de gastos de ONG holandesas.