A History of Enterprise Policy : Government, Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 What Is Enterprise Policy and Why Is it Important? -- 2 Government, Small Firms and Entrepreneurship in the Nineteenth Century -- 3 Filling the Finance Gap -- 4 Regional Enterprise Policy -- 5 Early Lobbying and Debating the Role of Government -- 6 Taxation, Lobbying and a Voice for Small Business -- 7 The Europeanisation of Enterprise Policy -- 8 Neoliberalism and Enterprise Culture -- 9 Market Liberalisation and Deregulation -- 10 Tackling Deadweight and Displacement Through Consultancy -- 11 Enterprise Policy as an Answer to Deprivation and Exclusion -- 12 Conclusion -- Methodological Appendix -- References -- Index.