Leading sociologists, economists, and political scientists here analyze current changes in Central and Eastern Europe. Drawing on a range of contemporary perspectives (such as evolutionary economics, and network analysis) they question many of the assumptions associated with the notion of...

This paper analyses the spatial variation of new entrepreneurial activity across 32 Scottish regions for the period 1998-2007. Entrepreneurship is widely recognised as a key determinant of economic growth, regional prosperity and sustainable development. Using data from the Value Added Tax (VAT)...