and drastic changes in the politic-economic environment. We thus conclude that regional entrepreneurship cultures do exist …

The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We … investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the … market economy, suggesting the existence of a long-lasting regional entrepreneurship culture. …

for the East German recovery of entrepreneurship after 40 years of socialist regime. We find different results for self … particular increase of solo-entrepreneurship. …

We explore the role of different types of self-employment for a persistence of the regional level of entrepreneurship … regarded a rather weak form of entrepreneurship. …

Emerging literature shows that spatial differences in entrepreneurship tend to persist over longer periods of time. A … regional culture and a supporting environment in favor of entrepreneurship that particularly involves social capital. This … chapter summarizes the available empirical evidence on the regional persistence of entrepreneurship and elaborates in detail …

Theories of market failures and targeting motivate the promotion of entrepreneurship training programs and generate …

culture of entrepreneurship is positively related not only to the level of new business formation but also the amount of …