Government, SMEs and Entrepreneurship Development: Policy, Practice and ChallengesRecent decades have seen substantial growth in the range of assistance programmes for SMEs and entrepreneurs across the world. Once regarded as peripheral to the economy and public policy, the role of small firms and of entrepreneurship is now recognized as of key importance in the economic growth and development strategies of many nations. The range of interventions and support focused on promoting SMEs and entrepreneurship is substantial and expanding, so Government, SMEs and Entrepreneurship Development asks ’what are some of the main policy instruments being used, and how effective are they?’ It considers policies in different countries, examines key interventions and tools used to promote entrepreneurship and SME development and concludes with contributions on how to best evaluate their effectiveness. The contributor chapters by academics and practitioners from businesses, enterprise development agencies and governments, are empirical or evidence-based and use both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Drawing on experience from a wide range of both developed and emerging countries and economies, the contributions focus on the broad strategies that different governments and communities have adopted to foster entrepreneurship and SMEs; the policy tools and instruments that can be used to promote small business and entrepreneurship; and on the outcomes of policy instruments and the methods used to evaluate interventions. Their findings will help researchers, policy-makers, economic development officers, civil servants, elected officials, and business associations to better understand the issues in this important field. |
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Page 1954
... private and public sector organisations including governments across the world, the OECD and the European Commission. He was appointed as an 'expert' for the European Commission's Economic and Social Committee on the Entrepreneurship ...
... private and public sector organisations including governments across the world, the OECD and the European Commission. He was appointed as an 'expert' for the European Commission's Economic and Social Committee on the Entrepreneurship ...
Page 1955
... private sectors as well as an understanding of the SME sector. Her research interest lies in the field of enterprise policy, with institutional theory underpinning her research. Her thesis concentrates on how enterprise policy is ...
... private sectors as well as an understanding of the SME sector. Her research interest lies in the field of enterprise policy, with institutional theory underpinning her research. Her thesis concentrates on how enterprise policy is ...
Page 1957
... private practice in New Zealand and Australia. Jenny co-chaired the International Society of Franchising's annual ... sector, funded by research councils and national and international development agencies. Sara was a member of the UK ...
... private practice in New Zealand and Australia. Jenny co-chaired the International Society of Franchising's annual ... sector, funded by research councils and national and international development agencies. Sara was a member of the UK ...
Page 1960
... Sector Research Centre, a project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the UK Office of Civil Society. Previously he has carried out research in Ghana, Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Nepal. He ... private sector initiatives.
... Sector Research Centre, a project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the UK Office of Civil Society. Previously he has carried out research in Ghana, Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Nepal. He ... private sector initiatives.
Page 1961
... private sector initiatives to promote the business angel market, both in the UK and elsewhere. He is the founding editor of the journal Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance (published by Taylor and ...
... private sector initiatives to promote the business angel market, both in the UK and elsewhere. He is the founding editor of the journal Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance (published by Taylor and ...
Contents
1950 | |
1964 | |
1982 | |
1995 | |
Trends and Challenges | 2002 |
Prescribed Approaches and Dayto | 5 |
SME and Entrepreneurship Policies in the Caribbean | |
Regulatory Reform and the Growth of Private Entrepreneurship | |
Some Policy | |
Some Lessons from British | |
An English Model of Small Business Advice | |
Distinctions and Challenges | |
Government Policy to Support Franchisees | |
Current Issues and Future Challenges | |
The Case of Enterprise Insights Local | |
Challenging Default Perspectives on Entrepreneurship and Small | |
SME Policies and Seasons of Change in the Peoples Republic of China | |
The Case of France | |
The Opportunities and | |
Pragmatic Approaches to Evaluating SME Policies and Programmes | |
Index | |
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