destructive entrepreneurship. Baumol's classificatory scheme is built around a limited concept of first-best outcomes and … therefore easily fails to appreciate the true impact of entrepreneurship in real world circumstances characterized by suboptimal … institutions. We present an alternative way of generalizing the notion of entrepreneurship and show how and why it encompasses the …

innovation and the concepts of entrepreneurship, the informal economy (IE) and intellectual property (IP). The review suggests …This chapter reviews conceptual frameworks to understand and measure innovation, and then outlines links between … that the time is ripe for African policy-makers to seek more holistic approaches to facilitating innovation and, in turn …

In this introductory chapter to a collective volume dealing with the political economy of entrepreneurship, we argue …, based on a suggested unifying framework, that political economy is a fruitful approach to entrepreneurship. The importance … the selected articles also show that the social value of entrepreneurship must be evaluated as it is realized. Three …

Entrepreneurship and innovation are pivotal for Africa’s economic progress. However, the continent faces a dearth of …, intertwining entrepreneurship and innovation in Africa, addressing challenges, and highlighting opportunities and policy … exacerbate the innovation deficit. Conversely, Africa shows promise with expanding VC investments, budding fintech sectors that …

entrepreneurship with respect to economic performance. This paper uses the knowledge spillover theory to explain different innovation … entrepreneurship in the process of the commercialization of knowledge. We discuss the implications for entrepreneurship and innovation …The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship seeks to explain the fundamentals and consequences of …

destructive entrepreneurship. Baumol’s classificatory scheme is built around a limited concept of first-best outcomes and … therefore easily fails to appreciate the true impact of entrepreneurship in real world circumstances characterized by suboptimal … institutions. We present an alternative way of generalizing the notion of entrepreneurship and show how and why it encompasses the …

the National Innovation System implanted in Ecuador is presented and evaluated. …

innovation is stronger for the less diversified entrepreneurial firms, and is stronger in the absence of financing frictions in …