This open acess book extends recent work on entrepreneurship in response to adverse events to
explore entrepreneurial responses by people who face chronic adversity more deeply. Instead of
focusing on the sort of responses intended to destroy the institutions that create and sustain
chronic adversity the authors are interested in how individuals use entrepreneurial action to
find a way within these adverse constraints to improve their lives. They explore the positive
outcomes arising from these entrepreneurial actions for the entrepreneurial actor and their
family members as well as the negative consequences of these entrepreneurial responses to
chronic adversity-outcomes that diminish others' well-being. The book relies on the lived
experiences of those facing chronic adversity to provide insights into the bright-and
dark-sides of entrepreneurship and the complexity of these relationships. It will serve as a
valuable resource to scholars seeking to understand how entrepreneurial action is conceived and
implemented by those facing challenging resource-poor environments.
