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 handbook brings together a group of leading scholars, thinkers, policy makers, and business leaders to identify, articulate, and analyse what influences and shapes local competitiveness and what places can do to enhance their economic performance.

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- David B. Audretsch, Albert N. Link and Mary Lindenstein Walshok -- PART I: THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS -- 2. The Strategic Management of Place -- David B. Audretsch -- 3. Talent , Cities, and Competitiveness -- Richard Florida and...