This paper discusses the difficulties associated with measuring entrepreneurship in developing countries. Three … important dichotomies in the research on entrepreneurship are discussed: formal-informal, legal-illegal, and necessity …-opportunity. Several common measures of entrepreneurship are outlined along with their relevance to developing countries, including self …

Entrepreneurship has emerged as an important element in the organization of economies. This emergence did not occur … countries embrace entrepreneurial energy. This led to the political mandate to promote entrepreneurship. Hence, a clear and … organized view is needed of what the determinants and consequences of entrepreneurship are. The present contribution tries to …

-driven entrepreneurship in the modern sector. The model shows how opportunity-driven entrepreneurship can drive structural transformation …

What is the role of entrepreneurship in economic development? At a minimum the answer should be able to explain the … economic development lacks a ?general theory? of entrepreneurship, which could encompass a variety of development experiences …, much progress has been made in extending the understanding of entrepreneurship in the process of development. This paper …

Housing is the single most important component of personal wealth in most countries. The special characteristics of … housing markets are therefore key to understanding personal portfolios, saving, the household distribution of wealth, and the … consumption of housing as a component of personal wealth. The impacts of rates of home ownership, credit market characteristics …

of other contributions to well-being, including those of household wealth. Wealth is important in providing security and …. We find, however, that it is precisely in the latter countries where household wealth is the lowest, both in absolute and … relative terms. Globally, wealth is more concentrated than income both on an individual and national basis. Roughly 30 per cent …

This paper investigates some major changes in the wealth distribution in China using the data from two national … household surveys conducted in 1995 and 2002. The surveys collected rich information on household wealth and its components …, enabling a detailed analysis of changes in wealth distribution among Chinese households. Our analysis indicates that the wealth …