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Entrepreneurship, small business and public policy: evolution and revolution/ (Record no. 186845)

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fixed length control field	00394nam a2200133Ia 4500
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number	9780415645409
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Transcribing agency	CUS
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number	338.642
Item number	BEN/E
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Bennett, Robert J
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Entrepreneurship, small business and public policy: evolution and revolution/
Statement of responsibility, etc.	Robert J. Bennett
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc.	London:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.	Routledge,
Date of publication, distribution, etc.	2014.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent	xii, 175 p. ;
Dimensions	24 cm.
440 ## - SERIES
Title	(Routledge-ISBE masters in entrepreneurship)
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note	1. Why Does Policy Matter to Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses? <br/>1.1 Introduction <br/>1.2 What are entrepreneurship and small business policies? <br/>1.3 Why is small businesses policy important? <br/>1.4 What are small businesses? <br/>1.5 Definitions in practice: small firms as policy objects <br/>1.6 Contexts for small business policy<br/>1.7 Summary of key points <br/>1.8 Discussion questions and further reading <br/><br/>2. The Case for Policy <br/>2.1 Introduction <br/>2.2 The institutional case - the enabling environment <br/>2.3 The macroeconomic case <br/>2.4 The entrepreneurial case <br/>2.5 Market failures <br/>2.6 Summary of key points <br/>2.7 Discussion questions and further reading <br/><br/>3. Constraints on Policy <br/>3.1 Introduction <br/>3.2 Is there a valid macroeconomic case? <br/>3.3 Do significant market failures occur? <br/>3.4 Is there a demonstrable need? <br/>3.5 Can needs and gaps be met effectively? <br/>3.6 Clientalism and bureaucracy <br/>3.7 Will we ever know if policies are effective? <br/>3.8 Possibilities for targeting <br/>3.9 Summary of key points <br/>3.10 Discussion questions and further reading <br/><br/>4. Policy Institutions and Meta-institutions <br/>4.1 Introduction <br/>4.2 Lessons from business history <br/>4.3 Meta-institutions, and institutional `toolkits' <br/>4.4 Institutions and `business enabling environment' <br/>4.5 Summary of key points <br/>4.6 Discussion questions and further reading <br/><br/>5. Entrepreneurship and Small Business Policy in the USA <br/>5.1 Introduction <br/>5.2 The USA context for policy <br/>5.3 `Exceptionalism' as the leading entrepreneurial economy? <br/>5.4 Small business policies and the SBA <br/>5.5 Assessment of the SBA <br/>5.6 Summary of key points <br/>5.7 Discussion questions and further reading <br/><br/>6. Britain: Evolution of Policy in the `Earliest Industrial Nation' <br/>6.1 Introduction <br/>6.2 Institutions and firms in the `earliest industrial nation' <br/>6.3 The origins of small business policy <br/>6.4 Modern business and entrepreneurship policy <br/>6.5 Advice services <br/>6.6 Summary of key points <br/>6.7 Discussion questions and further reading <br/><br/>7. East and Southeast Asian `Exceptionalism': Japan and South Korea <br/>7.1 Introduction <br/>7.2 Underpinnings of East and Southeast Asian success <br/>7.3. East and Southeast Asian `exceptionalism' <br/>7.4 Entrepreneurship and SME policy in Japan <br/>7.5 Entrepreneurship and SME policy in S. Korea <br/>7.6 Summary of key points <br/>7.7 Discussion questions and further reading <br/><br/>8. China <br/>8.1 Introduction <br/>8.2 Chinese economic developments <br/>8.3 The role of SMEs in modern china <br/>8.4 Chinese SME policy <br/>8.5 Summary of key points <br/>8.6 Discussion questions and further reading <br/><br/>9. Developing and Transition Economies <br/>9.1 Introduction <br/>9.2 Changing views of development policy <br/>9.3 Policy challenges in developing countries <br/>9.4 Policy challenges in transition economies <br/>9.5 Policy and capacity building <br/>9.6 Summary of key points <br/>9.7 Discussion questions and further reading <br/><br/>10. Evolution and Revolution: New Opportunities, Old Dangers <br/>10.1 Introduction <br/>10.2 Evolution<br/>10.3 Revolution? <br/>10.4 Summary of key points <br/>10.5 Discussion questions and further reading
650 ## - SUBJECT
Keyword	Small business
650 ## - SUBJECT
Keyword	Small business--Government policy
650 ## - SUBJECT
Keyword	Entrepreneurship
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type	General Books

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Withdrawn status	Lost status	Damaged status	Not for loan	Home library	Current library	Shelving location	Date acquired	Full call number	Accession number	Date last seen	Date last checked out	Koha item type
				Central Library, Sikkim University	Central Library, Sikkim University	General Book Section	29/08/2016	338.642 BEN/E	P41859	01/12/2018	01/12/2018	General Books