Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship Policy

Edited by David B. Audretsch, Distinguished Professor, Indiana University, USA, and Professor, the aspire! Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Social Competence, University of Klagenfurt, Austria, Isabel Grilo, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium and GREMARS, Université de Lille 3, France and A. Roy Thurik, Professor of Economics and Entrepreneurship, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Scientific Advisor of EIM Business and Policy Research (a member of Panteia), Zoetermeer, The Netherlands

• Contents:1. Explaining Entrepreneurship and the Role of Policy: A FrameworkDavid B. Audretsch, Isabel Grilo and A. Roy Thurik2. The Simple Economics of Technology Entrepreneurship: Market Failure ReconsideredPhilip E. Auerswald3. From Small Business to Entrepreneurship PolicyDavid B. Audretsch and Iris A.M. Beckmann4. Policymakers Beware!Simon C. Parker5. Promoting Entrepreneurship in the Welfare StateMagnus Henrekson and Jesper Roine6. Dressing the Emperor: The Fabric of Entrepreneurship PolicyLois Stevenson and Anders Lundström7. Public Policy and EntrepreneurshipAlbert N. Link8. A Rough Guide to Entrepreneurship PolicyAnders N. Hoffmann9. Government Programs to Encourage Innovation by Start-ups and SMEs: The Role of US Innovation AwardsCharles W. Wessner 10. Quantitative and Qualitative Studies of University Technology Transfer: Synthesis and Policy RecommendationsDonald S. Siegel11. Entrepreneurship Policy in Bavaria: Between Laptop and LederhosenMarcel Hülsbeck and Erik E. Lehmann12. Issues in Evaluation: The Case of Shell LivewireFrancis J. Green and David J. Storey Index

'This book is a well written and handy source for readers. Additionally, it provides an overview of current issues relevant to the development of entrepreneurial policy, which is based on interesting case studies across a number of nations. . .'