The Economics of Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship

di Simon C. Parker (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 2004

As self-employment and entrepreneurship become increasingly important in our modern economies, Simon C. Parker provides a timely, definitive and comprehensive overview of the field. In this book he brings together and assesses the large and disparate literature on these subjects and provides an up-to-date overview of new research findings. Key issues addressed include: the impact of ability, risk, personal characteristics and the macroeconomy on entrepreneurship; issues involved in raising finance for entrepreneurial ventures, with an emphasis on the market failures that can arise as a consequence of asymmetric information; the job creation performance of the self-employed; the growth, innovation and exit behaviour of new ventures and small firms; and the appropriate role for governments interested in promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship. This book will serve as an essential reference guide to researchers, students and teachers of entrepreneurship in economics, business and management and other related disciplines.

• Autore: Simon C. Parker
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Anno: 2004
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 344 p.
• Dimensioni: 236 x 162 mm
• Peso: 702 gr.
• EAN: 9780521828130

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