1. Entrepreneurial knowledge, technology and the transformation of regions : an introduction / Charlie Karlsson and Urban Grasjo -- 2. The global entrepreneurship and development index across stages of development / Zoltan J. Acs -- 3. Startups and their effects on local development : the case...

In recent years, policy makers have given much credence to the role of entrepreneurship in the transformation of regions. As a result, a new set of policy responses have emerged that focus on the support of new venture creation, small business growth and idea generation and commercialization....

Creativity is a new paradigm of development, which connects society in its economic, culture, technological and social aspects at the macro and micro level. Creativity, knowledge and access to information are central points of this paradigm and are considered to be engines of economic growth in...