requirement now is that future industrial policy ought to be a nuanced partnership between entrepreneurs and the state. In this … evolving, and that it depends on the stage of development of a particular country. …

Africa.s improved growth performance over the last 15 years provides an opportunity for the continent to transit from … recovery to structural transformation. This paper reviews the evolution of development theory and practice, the role of … agriculture there …

Building on a Lewis-type model of structural change and entrepreneurship we show how a global economic crisis …

This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the …

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 …

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 …

This policy brief provides some fresh perspectives on the relationship between entrepreneurship and development, and …”, which aimed to understand whether and how entrepreneurship matters for development, how it could derail development, how … entrepreneurs function in high growth as well as in conflict environments, and how female entrepreneurship differs across countries …

Improved governance and lower start-up costs may not be sufficient for encouraging the type of entrepreneurship that …

Support for entrepreneurship is widely seen as a mechanism to facilitate prosperity and peace in a growing number of … post-conflict states. In this paper I critically evaluate this view. I argue that entrepreneurship is a ubiquitous quality … in post-conflict states but not necessarily always for the good. Unproductive and destructive entrepreneurship may …

Agriculture plays an important role in terms of employment and its contribution to gross domestic product in many … African countries. Thus, any policy initiative targeted towards poverty reduction in Africa should consider the agricultural …