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Is Pro-Active Government Support Needed for Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries?Part of Book Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
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A Commentary on Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (ed. Wim Naudé)
Robert J. Strom Interest in the study of entrepreneurship has flourished among scholars in recent years. This research has brought to light, among...
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Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Development: Lessons from Finland
Otto Toivanen At least since the 1950s it has been recognized that innovation is central to economic growth. It has also been well understood that...
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Can Entrepreneurship Make Peace Work?Tony Addison and Tilman Brück There is a special role for entrepreneurship to play in making peace work. The recently published UNU-WIDER study...
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Wealth Distribution, the Financial Crisis and EntrepreneurshipWim Naudé and James C. MacGee Globally, wealth is very unequally distributed, both within countries and between countries. The UNU-WIDER project on...
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How American Capitalism Really Works: Some Lessons for Developing Countries
William Lazonick Defined as the act of forming a new business, entrepreneurship is viewed as a prime way in which individualism can contribute to...
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Promoting Entrepreneurship in Developing CountriesThis policy brief provides some fresh perspectives on the relationship between entrepreneurship and development, and considers policy design issues. It reports on the UNU-WIDER two-year research project 'Promoting Entrepreneurial Capacity', which...
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UNU-WIDER in Ghana – An Interview with Wisdom Akpalu
23 April 2014 Wisdom Akpalu joined UNU-WIDER as a Research Fellow based in Ghana in the beginning of 2014. Prior to joining the Institute he was an...
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How Can Korea be a Role Model for Catch-up Development? A 'Capability-based View'Part of Book Achieving Development Success
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Entrepreneurship and the Developmental StatePart of Book Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
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The Impact of Institutions on Entrepreneurship in Developing CountriesPart of Book Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
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From the Managed to the Entrepreneurial EconomyPart of Book Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
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Innovative Enterprise and Economic DevelopmentPart of Book Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
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Entrepreneurship and Economic DevelopmentPart of Book Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
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Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth and Policy in Emerging EconomiesEntrepreneurship has emerged as an important element in the organization of economies. This emergence did not occur simultaneously in all developed countries. Differences in growth rates are often attributed to differences in the speed with which...
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