Understanding Entrepreneurship Across Countries and Over Time -- An Eclectic Theory of Entrepreneurship: Policies, Institutions and Culture -- Determinants of Entrepreneurship in France -- Determinants of Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands -- Determinants of Entrepreneurship in Germany --...

Entrepreneurship and growth are central concerns of policy makers around the world. Local Heroes in the Global Village introduces public policies for the promotion of entrepreneurship on a comparative, primarily German-American level. The book contributes to the debate what role public policies...

This volume of selected articles was released in light of the new economic, social and environmental challenges Europe and the United States have been faced with following the end of the Cold War and in the evolving era of globalization. National security, immigration, and the provision of...