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Non-state Sovereign Entrepreneurs and Non-territorial Sovereign Organizations
Brauer1, Jurgen; Haywood, Robert - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010
We propose two new concepts, of non-state sovereign entrepreneurs and the non-territorial sovereign organizations they form, and relate them to issues pertaining to state sovereignty, governance failures, and violent social conflict over the appropriation of the powers that accrue to states in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008456284
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The Economic Legacy of Civil War: Firm Level Evidence from Sierra Leone
Collier, Paul; Duponche, Marguerite - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010
This paper positions itself among the very rare microeconomic analyses on the consequences of civil war. Up to now, most analyses on this topic are based upon household surveys. The originality of the present study is that it investigates for the first time the likely predominant route by which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008506129
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Entrepreneurship and Human Development: A Capability Approach
Gries, Thomas; Naudé, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010
We provide a formal model of entrepreneurship in human development. The framework is provided by the capabilities … approach (CA). Hence we extend not only the conceptualisation of entrepreneurship in development, but the reach of the CA into … entrepreneurship. From a CA view, entrepreneurship is not only a production factor, or a means to an end, as is often taken to be the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008507949
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Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and a Global Economic Crisis
Gries, Thomas; Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010
Building on a Lewis-type model of structural change and entrepreneurship we show how a global economic crisis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008493701
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When to Start a New Firm?: Modelling the Timing of Novice and Serial Entrepreneurs
Gries, Thomas; Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
The success of new start-up firms often depends on timing. It is valuable for the potential entrepreneur to wait for the right moment before starting a new firm. In this paper we provide a theoretical model to determine the optimal time for starting a new firm. We integrate insights from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004973333
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Entrepreneurship and Structural Economic Transformation
Gries, Thomas; Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008
-driven entrepreneurship in the modern sector. The model shows how opportunity-driven entrepreneurship can drive structural transformation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005001320
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Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Growth: Towards A General Theory of Start-Ups
Gries, Thomas; Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008
Start-ups of new firms are important for economic growth. However, start-up rates differ significantly between countries and within regions of the same country. A large empirical literature studies the reasons for this and attempts to identify the regional determinants of start-ups. In contrast,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005059869