As defined by the editors of this book, ‘non-market entrepreneurship’ consists of all forms of entrepreneurship not … such as social enterprise and entrepreneurship, public sector entrepreneurship, policy entrepreneurship, non …-profit entrepreneurship, and philanthropic enterprise, among many others. The eminent cast of contributors gives coherence to the academic and …

This unique Handbook provides a solid foundation for essential study in the nascent field of entrepreneurship policy … entrepreneurship policy research. The first is that entrepreneurship has emerged as a bona fide focus of public policy, particularly … with respect to economic growth and employment creation. The second is that neither scholars nor policy makers are …

-averse peoplemight be suited to entrepreneurship; and it may also help explain why prior researchhas generated mixed evidence about the … effects of risk aversion on selection into entrepreneurship. …

enter entrepreneurship, we find that the conventional practice of conflating different industry types in empirical analyses … of transitions to entrepreneurship generates misleading findings about the determinants of entrepreneurship. …