Governments and Small Business

• PART ONE: THE ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESSIntroduction - Alan PeacockChanging ViewpointsSmall Firms as ExportersNew Business Formation, Unemployment and the Role of Small Business in Economic GrowthBritain in the 1980′s, Enterprise Reborn? PART TWO: TAXATIONTax Reform and Small FirmsAn Impossible Dream? A Global PerspectiveVAT and Small BusinessEuropean Experience and Implications for North AmericaThe Compliance Costs of VAT for Smaller Firms in Britain and GermanyPART THREE: REGULATIONSocial Legislation and its Impact on Employment in SMESRemoving Government Burdens on Smaller Enterprises

′This book is required reading for students of small business economics especially those who wish to advocate a policy programme designed to support and expand the small business sector′ - Small Business Economics