Preface -- Introduction: globalization and the social relevance of small business in Brazil -- Small business in emergent countries : challenges and policies -- Micro and small business in Brazil : recent evolution -- Small business sustainability in Brazil -- Finance and small business in...

Introduction: With the onset of the globalization process, the Indian Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are lagging behind the rival firms. The rival firms originate from the neighboring countries in terms of export competitiveness. The main reason attributed behind this is lack of use...