Small Firms and Economic Development in Developed and Transition Economies
A Reader
Published on 28. February 2003
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-7546-3060-9 (ISBN)
Description
Since the late 1970s there has been considerable interest in the role of small firms in economic development in general and employment generation in particular. Throughout the developed world, governments have introduced a range of measures to encourage small firm growth and development in an attempt to stimulate economic growth, generate employment and foster innovation. Though not all measures have been successful many policies have transferred to the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe where, since 1989, small firm growth and development has achieved considerable importance in economic restructuring. Accordingly, this volume presents the leading research on the role of small firms in economic development and employment generation in both transition and developed countries. Setting itself in a wider theoretical context, the book also considers the implications for both policy and theory and suggests directions for future research.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 157 mm
Width: 224 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7546-3060-9 (9780754630609)
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Content
Hunting for new employment: the role of high growth firms, Per Davidsson and Frederic Delmar; SMEs and the innovative capability of regions: London's Lee valley region in a European, David North, David Smallbone and Ian Vickers; Critical success factors of new, technology-based firms, Alexandre Chamanski and Sigmund J. Waago; Innovative high growth start-ups in Germany 'neuer markt' as a possibility for initial public offerings (IPOs), Walter Ruda; Public policies, research institutions and the development of entrepreneurship areas, Thuy o. Lam; Entrepreneurship and enterprise strategies in transition economies: an institutional perspective, Frederike Welter and David Smallbone; Entrepreneurship in the new Germany, David Pistrui, Harold P. Welch, H.J. Pohl, Oliver Wintermantel and Jianwen Liao; Small business in Slovenia: expectations and accomplishments, Miroslav Glas and Mateja Drnovsek; Entrepreneurship and small business development in Latvia, Irina Kuzmina; Living to survive: the small and medium enterprise sector in Romania after ten years of transition to a market economy, Iacob Catoiu and Calin Veghes; Entrepreneurship and SME development in transition economies, the case of Bulgaria, Miroslav Mateev; Conclusion, David A. Kirby and Anna Watson.