Political Entrepreneurship

Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Professor Emeritus of the Economics of Technological Change, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University and Professor Emeritus of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Charlotte Silander, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Department of Education and Daniel Silander, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Linnaeus University, Sweden

• Contents:1. The Political Entrepreneur for Regional Growth and Entrepreneurial Diversity Daniel Silander and Charlotte Silander2. The Political EntrepreneurDaniel Silander 3. Legitimate and Legal Boundaries for Political EntrepreneurshipStaffan Andersson and Tobias Bromander4. Political Entrepreneurship, Industrial Policy and Regional GrowthCharlie Karlsson5. Political Entrepreneurship, Infrastructure and Regional Development David E. Andersson and Åke E. Andersson6. Political Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Growth in Rural AreasPer Assmo and Elin Wihlborg7. Political Entrepreneurs and Women´s EntrepreneurshipCharlotte Silander and Caroline Berggren8. Political Entrepreneurs, Networking Women Entrepreneurs and Business GrowthMarie-Louise von Bergmann-Winberg and Yvonne von Friedrichs9. Political Entrepreneurs and Immigrants’ EntrepreneurshipPer Strömblad10. Political Entrepreneurs, Higher Education and Young EntrepreneurshipMartin Nilsson and Tobias Bromander11. Political Entrepreneurship: final remarks Daniel Silander and Charlotte SilanderIndex

'Policymakers, researchers and society at large struggle with ways in which policy can support entrepreneurship and business. There is a clear need for new and innovative policy tools. This collection of high-quality contributions puts political entrepreneurship at center stage, and illuminates the role the political entrepreneur could play in creating new and improved ways to develop and implement public support for entrepreneurship. The arguments are sound, and are presented and organized in a coherent way. The book is a pleasure to read and provides important insights.'