Small Firms And Economic Development In Developed And Transition Economies

Author : David A. Kirby
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351755137
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small Firms and Economic Development in Developed and Transition Economies written by David A. Kirby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2003. 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.

Author : Anna Watson
Publisher : Ashgate Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780754630609
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small Firms and Economic Development in Developed and Transition Economies written by Anna Watson and published by Ashgate Pub Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Jovo Ateljević
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319288563
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economic Development and Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies written by Jovo Ateljević and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contributes to a better understanding of entrepreneurship in transition economies. Current literature reflects the more traditional schools of thought on entrepreneurship, which are influenced by the Western perspective, and fail to fully address the scenario in transition economies. There is a broad consensus among academics, policy makers, and practitioners that a fundamental cause of difficulties experienced by most economies in transition has been the fact that reform has not been accompanied by the creation of new, private businesses, and particularly SMEs. This is especially evident in states created in Europe after the dissolution of the Soviet Union where many barriers, which were inherited from the old system, remain in place, thus inhibiting entrepreneurial progress in these countries despite a favorable political and economic environment. The contributions featured in this book focus on how much progress has been achieved so far with regard to these aspects, as well as identify which current barriers and issues still need to be resolved. Themes include innovation performance, financing, venture capital, educational factors, and entrepreneurial learning.

Author : Oliver Pfirrmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642574602
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small Firms and Entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe written by Oliver Pfirrmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of the research on transformation/transition in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) focuses on macroeconomic issues (inflation, economic growth, employment ...). Little research has been devoted so far to microeconomic analysis. Recently the issue of new enterprises and firm founders has moved to the centre of economic and policy considerations. Readers of this book will learn about the role played by these firms in the transformation of central and eastern European countries. The book also includes contributions from Central and Eastern Europe on which little or no investigation has been performed until now (Yugoslavia, Romania, Slovakia).

Author : Stephen Ackermann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461551730
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Are Small Firms Important? Their Role and Impact written by Stephen Ackermann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are Small Firms Important? Their Role and Impact proposes and supports the claim that small firms make two indispensable contributions to the economy. First, they are an integral part of the renewal process that pervades market economies. New and small firms play a crucial role in experimentation and innovation that leads to technological change, productivity and economic growth. Second, small firms are the essential mechanism by which millions enter the economic and social mainstream of American society. The public policy implications for sustained economic growth and social well-being is the continued high-level creation of new and small firms by all segments of society. It should be the role of government policy to facilitate that process by eliminating entry barriers, lowering transaction costs, and minimizing regulation.

Author : Sidney Winter
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small and Medium-size Enterprises in Economic Development written by Sidney Winter and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Timothy J. Yeager
Publisher : Westview Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Institutions, Transition Economies, And Economic Development written by Timothy J. Yeager and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1999-04-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are some nations wealthy while others are desperately poor? Despite the rapid advancement of technology and the free flow of information provided by computers, many poor nations are falling further behind the wealthy nations of the world. Why is it that these poorer nations cannot catch up? Until recently, economic theory provided limited help in answering these questions. But the New Institutional Economics, a rapidly growing body of economic theory, may provide the answers. Timothy Yeager's Institutions, Transition Economies, and Economic Development clearly explains the New Institutional Economics, and applies its tenets to the transition economies of Poland and Russia. Readers will gain a perspective on transition and developing economies that has never been explored before in a single book.

Author : Thorsten Beck
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small and Medium Enterprises, Growth, and Poverty written by Thorsten Beck and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beck, Demirgüç-Kunt, and Levine explore the relationship between the relative size of the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, economic growth, and poverty using a new database on the share of SME labor in the total manufacturing labor force. Using a sample of 76 countries, they find a strong association between the importance of SMEs and GDP per capita growth. This relationship, however, is not robust to controlling for simultaneity bias. So, while a large SME sector is characteristic of successful economies, the data fail to support the hypothesis that SMEs exert a causal impact on growth. Furthermore, the authors find no evidence that SMEs reduce poverty. Finally, they find qualified evidence that the overall business environment facing both large and small firms--as measured by the ease of firm entry and exit, sound property rights, and contract enforcement--influences economic growth. This paper--a product of Finance, Development Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to understand the role of SMEs.

Author : Léo-Paul Dana
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319142097
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Family Businesses in Transition Economies written by Léo-Paul Dana and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-03-25 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ​This book presents the reader a comprehensive understanding of the development of family business in transitional economies. Throughout eastern Europe, post-Communist countries transitioning to market-based economies are obtaining a variety of results due to diverse policy approaches. Expert contributions in this book draw from a wealth of information in this context and include thought-provoking policy prescriptions for the future. This book concentrates on the challenges to predict the direction emerging markets will take, particularly when dealing with the wide-ranging social and economic situations taking place in post-Communist Eastern Europe. This reference volume for policymakers, educators, investors, and researchers also provides a much-needed and timely survey of family firms in the transitioning markets of post-Communist Europe.

Author : Robert J. McIntyre
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781403908001
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small and Medium Enterprises in Transitional Economies written by Robert J. McIntyre and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-09-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the new small and medium enterprises (SME) sector is emerging as one of the driving forces in transition economies, little is known about the conditions behind its successful development or about policies that could facilitate its expansion. This unique book explores the complex relationship between the growth of the SME sector and the current policies and institutional, historical and cultural forces that shape its fate.