Entrepreneurial Economics

by NA NA, Ronald W. McQuaid

Overview

Entrepreneurial Economics is concerned with the role of entrepreneurs and the nature and scope of entrepreneurship in the economy. It broadly covers a range of economic and non-economic theories of the characteristics and behavior of entrepreneurs. Also considered are government policies to increase the number of entrepreneurs in the economy and social entrepreneurship linked to economic development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312232276
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	09/02/2000
Edition description:	2000
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	0.00(w) x 0.00(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Keith D. Glancey is Lecturer in Economics and Ronald W. McQuaid is Senior Lecturer in Economics at Napier University.

Table of Contents

What is Entrepreneurship?
• Theories of Entrepreneurship
• Policy and Entrepreneurship in the Wider Society
• Conclusions

Editorial Reviews

Because encompasses small business owner- managers to Bill Gates, the authors review the main perspectives on the term before considering theories of entrepreneurship (including neoclassical vs. market dynamics approaches and non-economic theory), and the broader context of social entrepreneurship and facilitative macro- and microeconomic public policies in the US and Europe. Appends a guide to business plan development. Glancey is a strategic planning director for a company providing seed capital and management services to new technology ventures. McQuaid is an economist at Napier U., Edinburgh, with which the coauthor was formerly associated. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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