development -- 4. Entrepreneurship and industrial policy in Ireland / Colm O'Gorman and Declan Curran -- 5. Towards Europe: the … becoming better home for "born globals"? / Tõnis Mets -- Part III entrepreneurship and SME policy -- 7. Entrepreneurial …Entrepreneurship and innovation are arguably the main drivers of economic development today. This book explores the two …

This state-of-the-art book provides a window on contemporary European entrepreneurship and small business research. The … papers selected demonstrate the applied nature of entrepreneurship research as well as the various contributions that … entrepreneurship can make to local, regional and national development …

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