Understanding Entrepreneurship: Definition, Function & Policy - Softcover

Mikael Stenkula; Magnus Henrekson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9144111967 ISBN 13: 9789144111964

Publisher: Studentlitteratur, 2016

Synopsis

What is entrepreneurship and why is it crucial for our society? How does entrepreneurship affect economic development and how can it be encouraged? This book explores these questions, discussing how entrepreneurial activity is driven by different factors. Understanding Entrepreneurship provides a comprehensive description of entrepreneurship, and explores how it plays  a decisive role in creating growth, employment and prosperity. The book is based  on a wide-ranging study of current research, and discusses entrepreneurship in a real world context, looking at how it influences contemporary society. The authors also examine how taxes, regulations, and government policy can facilitate productive entrepreneurial activity. Understanding Entrepreneurship is designed as a core textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in  entrepreneurship. It is also suitable reading for undergraduate courses in economics and economic history that aim to  explain growth and evolutionary change.

Edition details

• Publisher: Studentlitteratur
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 9144111967
• ISBN 13: 9789144111964
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320