Suchergebnisse

This paper is a reflection of the author's views on recent research developments at the interface of entrepreneurship and regional economic development and growth. The paper begins with an overview of the recent rise of interest in entrepreneurship in general and, in particular, with respect to its influence on regional economic growth and development. Following an introduction the formation and development of high growth firms (HGFs) and their disproportionately large contribution to job creation are examined. Entrepreneurship ecosystems are then examined in an effort to understand the factors that contribute to high levels of HGF production and job growth. This analysis raises a question about the role of culture, governance and institutions in the collage of factors that influence the development of entrepreneurship systems. These factors are then comparatively examined using three case studies for the U.S., Europe and China which raise the question of how to manage the role of government policy to promote entrepreneurship while, at the same time, preserving other seemingly contradictory factors such as risk taking an d self-reliance. The last part of the paper focuses on equity considerations that have served as rationales for government intervention in regional and national ntrepreneurship systems. Gender, age, migrants, family, technology groups are examined briefly in an effort to provide deeper insight into how public policies in these areas are rationalized. At the end of each major part of the paper relevant research questions are described and discussed. A summary of the paper is presented at the end. ; El artículo es una reflexión con los puntos de vista del autor sobre los recientes desarrollos en las relaciones entre emprendedurismo y desarrollo regional y crecimiento. Se inicia con una visión general del reciente aumento del interés en el emprendedurismo, en general, y con respecto a su influencia en el crecimiento y el desarrollo económico regional, en particular. A partir de una introducción a ...

This unique volume presents policy recommendations designed to promote entrepreneurship. It considers timely issues like impact of securities regulation, educational policy and intellectual property protection on entrepreneurship. In the process, the book addresses policies operating at the individual, national, regional, and international levels, and offers a unique perspective on several institutional structures that enhance entrepreneurship and economic growth.

After reviewing changes in housing policy and the impact of U.S. metropolitan decentralization on jobs and the demand for transportation, the authors examine the role of the new high-technology economy in urbanization. Specifically, they suggest that the patterns of public and private metropolitan infrastructure investments continue to support decentralized expansion. Using the Washington, D.C., region as an example, they explore the increased separation of suburbs and core cities in metropolitan regions. They explore the different policy perspectives of economic dependency versus specialized economic functions in an interdependent metropolitan region. They argue that present federal urban policy reflects the former but that new urban regional dynamics are driven by the realities of the latter.

After reviewing changes in housing policy & the impact of US metropolitan decentralization on jobs & the demand for transportation, the role of the new high-technology economy in urbanization is examined; ie, patterns of public & private metropolitan infrastructure investments continue to support decentralized expansion. Using a database on 2,331 technology firms in the Washington, DC, region, the increased separation of suburbs & core cities in metropolitan regions is explored. Different policy perspectives of economic dependency vs specialized economic functions in an interdependent metropolitan region are considered, arguing that present federal urban policy reflects the former, but new urban regional dynamics are driven by the realities of the latter. Adapted from the source document.

This book examines urban growth and the dynamics that are transforming the city and city regions in the 21st century focusing specifically on the spatial aspects of this process in the ""Urban Century"". Forces that are driving city growth include agglomeration spillovers, concentration of innovation and entrepreneurship, diversity of information and knowledge resources, and better amenities and higher wages. These benefits produce a positive reinforcing system that attracts more people with new ideas and information, fuelling innovation, new products and services and more high-wage jobs, ther

Key Features:Analyzes the role of entrepreneurship in China's rapid economic growthInvestigates the existing economic dynamics and factors contributing to entrepreneurship in China from the perspective of the uniqueness of entrepreneurship in ChinaProvides a counterpoint to most existing literature, which tends to focus on the barriers to entrepreneurship in China (e.g. its immature markets and institutions) based on Western standards of entrepreneurshipIncludes contributions from prominent authors such as Zoltan Acs and Jian Gao.

The need for informed and effective insights into key concepts and models of regional development and growth, from an endogenous growth perspective, has risen over the past decade. These recent advances address in particular local and regional assets and characteristics comprising inter alia creativity, knowledge, innovation forces and entrepreneurship. Access to and exploitation of these modern forms of human and social capital are of paramount importance for the dynamic regional economic environment in a city or region. This volume offers an overview and critical treatment of the spatial-eco