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Entrepreneurship and violent conflict in developing countries

Bruck, Tilman; Naude, Wim; Verwimp, Philip - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013

entrepreneurship. These are the special issue of the Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (2011) and the special issue of the …

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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...

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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...

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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 …

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Entrepreneurship is not a Binding Constraint on Growth and Development in the Poorest Countries

Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009

It is often claimed that entrepreneurship is indispensable for economic growth and development. These claims are mostly … generated by scholars working in the field of entrepreneurship andmanagement studies. In contrast, development economics … scholars seem to be less concerned about entrepreneurship in the development process Who is right? I show that the arguments …

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Out with the sleaze, in with the ease: Insufficient for entrepreneurial development?

Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009

Improved governance and lower start-up costs may not be sufficient for encouraging the type of entrepreneurship that …) opportunity-motivated entrepreneurship (as opposed to necessity-motivated entrepreneurship) drives economic growth; (ii …) governance and the start-up costs are not significant determinants of opportunity entrepreneurship; and (iii) better governance …

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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...

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Early International Entrepreneurship in China: Extent and Determinants

Naude, Wim; Rossouw, Stephanie - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009

investigate early international entrepreneurship (international new ventures) in China. The extent of early international … entrepreneurship in China is significant: 65 per cent of the exporting firms start export operations within three years. Foreign …

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After the G.20 Summit: What Prospects for Global Development?

Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009

In the run.up to the Group of 20 (G.20) Summit that was held in London on 2 April 2009, many institutions (including governments, development organizations, NGOs and academics) identified issues and made recommendations for consideration. In this article I examine a selection of these...

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Africa.s Recovery from the Global Economic Crisis

Naude, Wim; Fosu, Augutin - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009

African economies have been shaken by the global economic downturn which followed the US-centered financial crisis of 2008. Africa.s growth rate for 2009 and 2010 has recently been revised substantially downwards by international financial institutions. For instance the IMF has revised Africa.s...

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