Developmental entrepreneurship : adversity, risk, and isolation /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier JAI,
2006.
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| Series: | International research in the business disciplines,
v. 5 |
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=166972 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Developmental Entrepreneurship: Adversity, Risk, and Isolation
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I: Entrepreneurship and Institutions
- Part II: Entrepreneurship in Transitional Economics
- Part III: Entrepreneurship and Crises
- Part IV: Poverty Traps, Entrepreneurship and Development: The Case of Mozambique
- Part V: Isolation and Wealth Development: The Case of Iceland
- Part VI: Entrepreneurship and Historical Disadvantages
- Part VII: Entrepreneurship and Building Human Capital
- Concluding Remarks
- Part I: Entrepreneurship and Institutions
- Trust, Institutions and Entrepreneurship*
- Trust
- Knowledge by Acquaintance and Description
- The Real Value of Property
- The Economics of Organization
- Calculating Value
- Mexico
- Egypt
- The New Industrial Revolution
- The Common Link
- U.S. Policy
- Why Do People Forget?
- Poor Peoples' Knowledge: Helping Poor People to earn from their own Intellectual Property
- Introduction
- Successes
- Property Rights for Indigenous People
- Indian Crafts
- African Music
- Local Designs, Local Identity
- Traditional Knowledge, Modern Knowledge, and Poor People's Knowledge
- Respecting Collective and Individual Ownership
- Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Part II: Entrepreneurship in Transitional Economics
- Institutional Development and Entrepreneurship in a Transition Context
- Introduction
- Transitional Environments with Major Institutional Deficiencies
- An Institutional Approach to Entrepreneurship in Early Stage Transition Economies
- The Environment for Entrepreneurship in Early Stage Transition Countries
- Entrepreneurial Behaviour in an Early Stage Transition Environment
- Institutional Development in New EU Member States and Candidate Countries
- The Environment for Entrepreneurship in New Member States
- Developing the Institutional Framework for Entrepreneurship in Estonia
- Conclusions and Policy Agenda
- References
- Entrepreneurial Environment and the Life-Cycle Growth and Development Approach to Analyzing Family Businesses in the Transitional Polish Economy
- Introduction
- Background on the Transition and Development of Small Polish Businesses
- The Study
- Business Characteristics
- Business Environment
- Policy Implications
- Conclusions
- References
- Transition in the Polish Economy*
- Transition in the Context of a Centrally Planned Economy
- The Attempt at Reform of the CRM
- A Brief Focus on Polish Privatization
- The Foundations of Economic Transformation in Poland
- Enter the Balcerowicz Team
- Securing International Financial Cooperation
- The State of Poland's Post-Transition Economy: A Selected Micro Look
- Positive Indicators
- Persistent Negatives
- Future Prospects
- A Transitional Conclusion
- References
- New Venture Performance in the Transition Economies: A Conceptual Model
- Introduction
- Cultural and Social Capital of the Entrepreneur
- Transition and its Implications.