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Dr. Barbara McDade-Gordon

Associate Professor Emerita

bmcdade@ufl.edu

Areas of Specialization

  • Economic development, Africa and African Diaspora
  • Entrepreneurship and economic development
  • Economic viability of indigenous businesses in Ghana, West Africa

Educational Background

  • PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1993
  • M.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1989
  • B.A., Texas Southern University, 1969

In My Own Words

My primary areas of research are entrepreneurship and economic development and economic viability of small and medium size businesses in West Africa. In the African Diaspora–my research focus is on Black-owned businesses in the United States.

Publications

McDade, B. E., & Spring, A. (2005). The ‘new generation of African entrepreneurs’: networking to change the climate for business and private sector-led development. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development17(1), 17-42.