Entrepreneurship and economic development

Leading international scholars provide a timely reconsideration of how and why entrepreneurship matters for economic development, particularly in emerging and developing economies. The book critically dissects the evolving relationship between entrepreneurs and the state

PART I: INTRODUCTION Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: An Introduction-- W.Naude Innovative Enterprise and Economic Development-- W.Lazonick PART II: MEASURING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Designing Composite Entrepreneurship Indicators-- D.Avanzini Measuring Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries-- S.Desai The Impact of the Business Environment on the Business Creation Process-- L.Klapper, J.Manuel Quesada & A.Lewin Measuring the Business Environment for Entrepreneurship in Fragile States-- C.Guglielmetti PART III: POLICIES, INSTITUTIONS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP From the Managed to the Entrepreneurial Economy: Considerations for Developing and Emerging Economies-- R.Thurik The Impact of Institutions on Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries-- J.Ernesto Amoros Policy and Institutional Reform and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries-- M.Baliamoune-Lutz Human and Social Capital in Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries-- G.Rooks, A.Szirmai & A.Sserwanga PART IV: ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE STATE Is Pro-active Government Support Needed for Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries?-- W.Naude Entrepreneurship and the Developmental State-- W.Lazonick Entrepreneurship, Development and the Spatial Context: Retrospect and Prospects-- P.Nijkamp Non-state Sovereign Entrepreneurs and Non-territorial Sovereign Organizations-- J.Brauer & R.Haywood PART V: CONCLUSION Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Policy Design-- W.Naude